Patients with Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy and Cataract Undergoing Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty and Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens Implant: Staged versus Combined Procedure Outcomes
Table 1
Donor tissue characteristics
Group 1
Group 2
value
Donor age
63.06 ± 14.42
60.28 ± 15.02
0.46
Donor endothelial cell density
2766 ± 147
2803 ± 160
0.35
Death to retrieval time (hours)
14.9 ± 6.5
16.61 ± 6.34
0.53
Retrieval to storage time (hours)
5.8 ± 3
4.6 ± 5.9
0.59
Storage before preparation time (days)
6 ± 2.8
8 ± 6.5
0.47
Preparation of donor disc prior to surgery time (hours)
4.7 ± 1.9
5.1 ± 2.7
0.72
Group 1: combined procedure; Group 2: staged procedure.