Predictive biomarkers for the prognosis of phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy

Young In Yun, Chang Ho Yoon, Joo Youn Oh, Hyuk Jin Choi, Mee Kum Kim · 2025

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Young In Yun and co-authors find warning signs for poor results after cataract surgery in eyes with a diseased cornea in a 2025 study. Fuchs dystrophy thins the cornea's pump cells, so routine lens surgery can tip an eye into needing a transplant. The team followed one hundred eighty Korean eyes through lens removal and implant.

Vision improved on average and corneal thickness rose slightly, while cell density fell about fifteen percent. Ten eyes, about six percent, needed a transplant operation within three months. A baseline thickness above a stated cutoff predicted that need with perfect sensitivity in this cohort. Starting vision, thickness, and cell density each predicted disappointing final vision. The authors give surgeons concrete thresholds for counseling and planning in these fragile eyes.

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CREATORYoung In Yun, Chang Ho Yoon, Joo Youn Oh, Hyuk Jin Choi, Mee Kum Kim
YEAR2025
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE55 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC12750552

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