RAKESH SHETTY

DR. JAYA KAUSHIK, DR. ANKITA SINGH

Purpose— To Estimate Correlation Between Graft Thickness As Measured By Anterior

Segment Optical Coherence Tomography And Visual Recovery After Manual

Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty.

This cross-sectional observational study included 25 patients of

pseudophakic bullous keratopathy undergoing DSEK. Visual acuity in LogMAR units

& estimation of graft thickness using AS-OCT was carried out at post operative day

1, 3rd month and 6th month. Correlation analysis was performed between graft thickness and

postoperative visual acuity at post operative day 1, 3rd month & 6th month.

Results : Mean donor graft thickness at post operative day 1, 3rd month and 6th

month in this study was found to be 169.3 μm (± 36.6 μm) , 135.9 μm (± 29.8 μm) and

127.5 μm (±31 μm) corresponding to a BCVA of 1.94, 0.86 and 0.75 LogMAR units

respectively. On correlation analysis, thinner grafts were found to be associated better

postoperative BCVA especially at the 3rd and 6 month follow-up period.