68 results on '"Sebastian Siebelmann"'
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2. A deep learning approach for successful big-bubble formation prediction in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
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Takahiko Hayashi, Hiroki Masumoto, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Naofumi Ishitobi, Mao Tanabe, Michael Grün, Björn Bachmann, Claus Cursiefen, and Sebastian Siebelmann
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract The efficacy of deep learning in predicting successful big-bubble (SBB) formation during deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) was evaluated. Medical records of patients undergoing DALK at the University of Cologne, Germany between March 2013 and July 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: (1) SBB or (2) failed big-bubble (FBB). Preoperative images of anterior segment optical coherence tomography and corneal biometric values (corneal thickness, corneal curvature, and densitometry) were evaluated. A deep neural network model, Visual Geometry Group-16, was selected to test the validation data, evaluate the model, create a heat map image, and calculate the area under the curve (AUC). This pilot study included 46 patients overall (11 women, 35 men). SBBs were more common in keratoconus eyes (KC eyes) than in corneal opacifications of other etiologies (non KC eyes) (p = 0.006). The AUC was 0.746 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.603–0.889). The determination success rate was 78.3% (18/23 eyes) (95% CI 56.3–92.5%) for SBB and 69.6% (16/23 eyes) (95% CI 47.1–86.8%) for FBB. This automated system demonstrates the potential of SBB prediction in DALK. Although KC eyes had a higher SBB rate, no other specific findings were found in the corneal biometric data.
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- 2021
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3. Prediction model of free flaps in microkeratome-assisted LASIK.
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Toam Katz, Vasyl Druckiv, Sebastian Siebelmann, Andreas Frings, and Christos Skevas
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PurposeTo identify mechanical factors, as well as patients' biometric and surgeons' experience factors that correlate with the FF incidence in microkeratome (MK)-assisted LASIK and to construct a predictive model based on these parameters.Methods55,700 consecutive LASIK treatments of 28,506 patients between January 2017 and April 2020 done by 50 surgeons in 10 centers, all with Sub Bowman Keratome (SBK) and 90μ head (OUP) were analyzed retrospectively for the incidence of FF and their correlation to mean keratometry, central corneal thickness, MK ring height and stop, as well as surgeons' experience. A prediction model was built and tested for sensitivity and specificity.ResultsThe incidence of FF using the SBK MK was 0.276%. Risk factors were low central corneal thickness, very flat (-1) or very thick (+2) ring height, and higher stop values (pConclusionsFree flaps are rarely seen in modern MK LASIK. However, the incidence of this complication using the SBK MK increases using higher stop values, very thick and very thin MK rings, and in eyes with thin corneas.
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- 2021
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4. Transient Ingrowth of Lymphatic Vessels into the Physiologically Avascular Cornea Regulates Corneal Edema and Transparency
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Deniz Hos, Anne Bukowiecki, Jens Horstmann, Felix Bock, Franziska Bucher, Ludwig M. Heindl, Sebastian Siebelmann, Philipp Steven, Reza Dana, Sabine A. Eming, and Claus Cursiefen
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Lymphangiogenesis is essential for fluid homeostasis in vascularized tissues. In the normally avascular cornea, however, pathological lymphangiogenesis mediates diseases like corneal transplant rejection, dry eye disease, and allergy. So far, a physiological role for lymphangiogenesis in a primarily avascular site such as the cornea has not been described. Using a mouse model of perforating corneal injury that causes acute and severe fluid accumulation in the cornea, we show that lymphatics transiently and selectively invade the cornea and regulate the resolution of corneal edema. Pharmacological blockade of lymphangiogenesis via VEGFR-3 inhibition results in increased corneal thickness due to delayed drainage of corneal edema and a trend towards prolonged corneal opacification. Notably, lymphatics are also detectable in the cornea of a patient with acute edema due to spontaneous Descemet´s (basement) membrane rupture in keratoconus, mimicking this animal model and highlighting the clinical relevance of lymphangiogenesis in corneal fluid homeostasis. Together, our findings provide evidence that lymphangiogenesis plays an unexpectedly beneficial role in the regulation of corneal edema and transparency. This might open new treatment options in blinding diseases associated with corneal edema and transparency loss. Furthermore, we demonstrate for the first time that physiological lymphangiogenesis also occurs in primarily avascular sites.
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- 2017
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5. Development, alteration and real time dynamics of conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue.
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Uta Gehlsen, Gereon Hüttmann, Norbert Koop, Torsten Bölke, Andreas Gebert, Michael E Stern, Jerry Y Niederkorn, and Philipp Steven
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
PURPOSE: Conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue (CALT) is thought to play a key role in initiating ocular surface related immune responses. This study was planned to get first profound insights into the function of CALT related to development, cellular dynamics and morphological alteration using a novel mouse model. METHODS: Expression and morphology of CALT were investigated using BALB/c mice kept under different housing conditions, after topical antigen-stimulation and following lymphadenectomy and splenectomy. Particles and bacteria were applied topically to study antigen-transport. Intravital visualization was performed using two-photon microscopy. RESULTS: Postnatal development and ultrastructure of CALT in the mouse is similar to humans. Topical antigen-challenge significantly alters CALT expression. Bacterial translocation is demonstrated via lymphoepithelium whereas cellular velocities within follicles were approximately 8 µm/min. CONCLUSIONS: CALT in the mouse is an immunological interface of the ocular surface, featuring dynamic processes such as morphological plasticity, particle/bacteria transport and cellular migration.
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- 2013
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6. Laser-integrated real-time OCT in anterior segment procedures
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Claus Cursiefen, José L. Güell, Raphael Neuhann, Sebastian Siebelmann, Robert Hörster, and Tobias H. Neuhann
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genetic structures ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Computer science ,Lasers ,Pilot Projects ,Surgical procedures ,Laser ,eye diseases ,Sensory Systems ,Anterior Eye Segment ,law.invention ,Ophthalmology ,Surgery, Computer-Assisted ,Optical coherence tomography ,Artificial Intelligence ,law ,medicine ,Imaging technology ,Humans ,Surgery ,sense organs ,Intraoperative imaging ,Tomography, Optical Coherence ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
Intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) was so far only available as a microscope-integrated or handheld device. Recently, this technology has been integrated into a femtosecond (FS) laser. This pilot study analyzed the potential of intraoperative imaging using OCT during FS-assisted procedures of the anterior eye segment. Therefore, intraoperatively acquired videos using FS-integrated intraoperative OCT (laser-integrated [LI] OCT) in 14 patients (Victus, Bausch & Lomb) were analyzed in different surgical procedures. The results showed that all surgical steps could be successfully visualized by LI-OCT. LI-OCT added important information regarding the depth and location of the incisions and dissection planes. Moreover, dynamic processes could be observed in real-time. LI-OCT represents a new imaging technology that makes it possible to visualize intraoperative steps during FS-assisted surgery. In the future, automatic image analysis based on artificial intelligence could be helpful to detect complications at an early stage and to automatically stop the laser process in relevant constellations.
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- 2021
7. Präkonditionierung von vaskularisierten Hochrisikoaugen mittels Feinnadeldiathermie und Crosslinking
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V N H Le, Friederike Schaub, Sigrid Roters, Björn Bachmann, Y Hou, Felix Bock, Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, W Zhang, Deniz Hos, and Mario Matthaei
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Gynecology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Graft failure ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Diathermy ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,0302 clinical medicine ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,Corneal vascularization ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Das Risiko der Abstosung und des Transplantatversagens nach Hochrisikokeratoplastik steigt mit Zunahme der kornealen Neovaskularisation. Die medikamentose und physikalische Regression der kornealen Neovaskularisation vor Keratoplastik bietet moglicherweise das Potenzial, das Risiko einer Abstosung nach anschliesender Hochrisikokeratoplastik zu reduzieren. Die vorliegende Arbeit gibt eine Literaturubersicht hinsichtlich der Prakonditionierung von vaskularisierten Hochrisikoaugen mittels Feinnadeldiathermie und kornealem Crosslinking vor Hochrisikokeratoplastik („lymphangioregressive Prakonditionierung“). Es erfolgen eine Literaturrecherche via PubMed sowie eine Zusammenfassung eigener Daten. Tierexperimentelle Studien zeigen, dass sowohl die Feinnadeldiathermie als auch das korneale Crosslinking zu einer Regression der kornealen Neovaskularisation fuhren und das Transplantatuberleben nach anschliesender Hochrisikokeratoplastik verlangern. Untersuchungen aus unserem Institut geben daruber hinaus erste Hinweise, dass beide Verfahren auch in der klinischen Praxis zur Reduktion der kornealen Neovaskularisation fuhren und damit potenziell das Abstosungsrisiko reduzieren. Die Feinnadeldiathermie und das korneale Crosslinking bieten effektive Therapieansatze zur angioregressiven Behandlung und scheinen das Transplantatuberleben nach Hochrisikokeratoplastik zu verlangern. Groser angelegte prospektive und kontrollierte klinische Studien sind notwendig, um diese vielversprechenden Therapieansatze weitergehend zu untersuchen.
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- 2021
8. Versorgung von vaskularisierten Hochrisikoaugen mittels Boston-Keratoprothese
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Mario Matthaei, Björn Bachmann, Sebastian Siebelmann, Philip Enders, Deniz Hos, Claus Cursiefen, and Friederike Schaub
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Gynecology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,Boston keratoprosthesis ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Limbal stem cell insufficiency - Abstract
Bei schwerstbeeintrachtigten und vaskularisierten Hochrisikoaugen stellt die Versorgung mittels Boston-Keratoprothese die oftmals letzte Therapieoption dar. Die Transparenz der Optik wird hier nicht durch endotheliale Abstosungsreaktionen beeintrachtigt. In diesem Ubersichtsbeitrag werden relevante Literatur sowie eigene Daten und Erfahrungen zur Versorgung von Hochrisikoaugen mit der Boston-Keratoprothese diskutiert. Die relevanten Komplikationen sowie das postoperative Management werden erortert. In mehr als 60 % der Hochrisikoaugen kann durch eine Keratoprothesenversorgung langfristig ein Visusanstieg erreicht werden. Keratoprothesenretentionswerte schwanken stark, nach 5 Jahren liegen diese im Mittel bei 75 %. Die haufigsten postoperativen Komplikationen umfassen die Ausbildung einer retroprothetischen Membran und das Auftreten von Keratolysen in jeweils bis zu 50 %. Bereits praoperativ leiden mehr als 70 % der Augen an einem (Sekundar‑)Glaukom, sodass ein glaukomchirurgischer Eingriff simultan in mindestens 20 % der Falle erfolgt und im postoperativen Verlauf in bis zu 31 % ein weiterer Eingriff erforderlich wird. Vitreoretinale Komplikationen umfassen insbesondere die sterile Vitritis und die infektiose Endophthalmitis, aber auch die persistierende Bulbushypotonie ist bei einem Drittel der Patienten beschrieben. Die Boston-Keratoprothese kommt bei sehr schlechter Prognose fur einen konventionellen Hornhautersatz infrage. Postoperative Komplikationen sind haufig, sodass dem postoperativen Management eine wichtige Rolle zukommt. Fur vaskularisierte Hochrisikoaugen ist sie jedoch oftmals die einzige verbliebene Option zur Visusrehabilitation.
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- 2021
9. Femtosecond laser-assisted (triple-)deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with a novel liquid interface
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Björn Bachmann, Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, Mario Matthaei, and Alexander Händel
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Keratoconus ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Materials science ,Corneal Diseases ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Lamellar keratoplasty ,Cataract surgery ,medicine.disease ,Laser assisted ,eye diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Ophthalmology ,Cornea ,Femtosecond ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,Liquid interface ,sense organs ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Purpose Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) has become a safe and standardized technique for the treatment of corneal diseases. The use of femtosecond lasers for corneal trephination in DALK allows for a precise and controlled corneal trephination very close to Descemet’s membrane (DM) which is important for a successful pneumatic dissection and results in separation of Pre-Descemet’s layer (Dua’s layer, PDL) and/or DM from the stroma. However, even with newer curved contact interfaces the cornea becomes massively warped during trephination causing irregular trephination patterns which results in high postoperative astigmatism. Here we present a novel technique of Femto-DALK using a non-contact liquid interface where the cornea keeps its natural curvature during the complete laser process. Methods Case series of two patients, which underwent femtosecondlaser-assistant deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty by using a non-contact liquid interface. The laser device (Ziemer LDV Z8, Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG, Port, Switzerland) was used for trephination of the donor and recipient cornea. In one patient Femto-DALK was combined with femtolaser-assisted cataract surgery (Femto-Phaco). Read-out parameters were the feasibility of the technique and postoperative outcome. Results Trephination was successful in both cases leading to a circular trephination very close to the recipients’ Descemet’s membrane. In both patients a big bubble type 1 was induced successfully. Conclusions Femtosecondlaser-assisted DALK using a liquid interface is a novel procedure representing an alternative to manual DALK or Femto-DALK with a contact interface. Future studies need to evaluate outcomes and complication rates in comparison to manual DALK and microscope-integrated Optical Coherence Tomography-aided DALK.
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- 2020
10. Effiziente Verwendung von Hornhauttransplantaten durch multimodales Spendergewebesplitting
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Mario Matthaei, Olena V. Ivanovska, Björn Bachmann, Boris M. Kogan, Viktor L. Ostashevsky, Tetiana Borisovna Gaidamaka, Sebastian Siebelmann, Galyna I. Drozhzhyna, and Claus Cursiefen
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Gynecology ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine ,Lamellar keratoplasty ,Art ,media_common - Abstract
Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die Knappheit an Hornhautspendergewebe in der Ukraine erfordert eine möglichst effiziente Nutzung der vorhandenen Transplantate. In diesem Kontext wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit eine Methode beschrieben, bei der mehrere Hornhauttransplantate mit geringerem Durchmesser aus einer einzelnen Spenderhornhaut gewonnen werden, um der Knappheit an Hornhauttransplantaten entgegenzuwirken („multimodales Spendergewebesplitting“). Material und Methoden Die hier beschriebene Studie ist eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie aller durchgeführten Hornhauttransplantationen in der Abteilung für Hornhauterkrankungen des Staatsinstituts „Filatov Institut für Augenkrankheiten und Gewebetherapie der Nationalen Akademie der medizinischen Wissenschaften der Ukraine“, Odessa, Ukraine aus den Jahren 2016 und 2017. Bei dieser Methode der Transplantatpräparation wird das Spendertransplantat entweder über die gesamte Fläche oder lediglich partiell lamelliert, um 1 oder 2 lamelläre bzw. durchgreifende Transplantate zu erhalten. Diese Methode ermöglicht es, nicht nur runde Transplantate auszuschneiden, sondern auch Transplantate, die durch die Form des Hornhautdefekts vorgegeben werden. Ergebnisse Von Januar 2016 bis Dezember 2017 wurden 324 Keratoplastiken unter Verwendung von 270 Transplantaten im o. g. Institut durchgeführt. In 54 Fällen (von denen 34 Notfallsituationen waren) wurde 1 Transplantat für 2 Patienten verwendet. Davon wurden 43 therapeutische Keratoplastiken und 11 periphere lamelläre Keratoplastiken aufgrund rezidivierender Pterygien Grad III – IV durchgeführt. In 2 Fällen wurden 2 Transplantate für einen Patienten aus einer Spenderhornhaut ausgeschnitten. Von 43 Patienten, die eine Keratoplastik mit kurativer Absicht erhielten, verbesserte sich die Sehschärfe in 28 Augen (65,1%) oder blieb in 15 Augen unverändert (34,9%). Die Sehschärfe nach der Operation hing vom Anfangszustand des Auges, der Lokalisation, der Tiefe und der Fläche des Hornhautdefektes ab. Bei peripherer Lokalisation von kornealen Ulzera, selbst beim Vorhandensein einer Perforation der Hornhaut, wurden gute funktionelle Ergebnisse erzielt. Schlussfolgerung Die Gewinnung von 2 oder mehr Transplantaten aus einer einzelnen Spenderhornhaut für verschiedene Keratoplastiktypen verringert den Bedarf an Hornhauttransplantaten und folglich die Kosten für deren Konservierung. Insbesondere in Regionen mit starkem Spendermangel kann dadurch auch mehr Gewebe für Hornhauttransplantationen in Notfallsituationen vorgehalten werden.
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- 2020
11. Effect of Iris Color on the Outcome of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
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Silvia Schrittenlocher, Deniz Hos, Felix Bock, Takahiko Hayashi, Jeremy Franklin, Thomas Clahsen, Mario Matthaei, Björn Bachmann, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Claus Cursiefen
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy ,Iris ,Iris color ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,Humans ,Medicine ,Postoperative Period ,Prospective Studies ,Iris (anatomy) ,Macular edema ,Aged ,Best corrected visual acuity ,Eye Color ,business.industry ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Endothelial cell density ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,sense organs ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
PURPOSE To explore the impact of iris color on the outcome of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS Consecutive cases of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy after DMEK were retrospectively analyzed from the prospective Cologne DMEK database between 2011 and 2017 at the University of Cologne, Germany. Iris pictures were graded by color into blue, green, or brown and compared regarding outcome parameters including best-corrected visual acuity (converted to logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution), central corneal thickness, endothelial cell density (ECD), each at preoperative (baseline) and postoperative 12 months, rebubbling rates, cystoid macular edema (CME), and immune rejections after surgery. RESULTS One thousand one hundred six eyes of 814 patients were included in this study that consisted of 354 blue eyes, 418 green eyes, and 244 brown eyes. There was no significant correlation between iris color and any parameter (best corrected visual acuity; P = 0.064 at preoperatively, P = 0.959 at 12 months) (ECD; P = 0.158 preoperatively, P = 0.859 at 12 months) (central corneal thickness; P = 0.148 preoperatively, P = 0.252 at 12 months). The loss of ECD at 12 months after surgery was 37.2% ± 1.0% in blue eyes, 37.2% ± 0.9% in green eyes, and 37.2% ± 1.2% in brown eyes (P = 0.999). Immune rejections were 1.7%, 2.9%, and 0.8% (P = 0.168) in blue, green, and brown eyes, respectively. Rebubbling rates and CME incidence were similar in each group (P = 0.129, and P = 0.552 respectively). CONCLUSIONS The iris color has no significant impact on the outcome after DMEK. Thus, DMEK can be applied effectively, regardless of the iris color.
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- 2020
12. Changes in Corneal Biomechanical Properties After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
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Fanouria Giasoumi, Sebastian Siebelmann, Bjoern O. Bachmann, Werner Adler, Ludwig M. Heindl, Eleftheria Christofi, Robert Siggel, and Claus Cursiefen
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Male ,Intraocular pressure ,medicine.medical_specialty ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy ,Cornea ,Corneal hysteresis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,Humans ,Medicine ,In patient ,Prospective Studies ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Middle Aged ,Elasticity ,eye diseases ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,sense organs ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the course of corneal biomechanical properties (corneal hysteresis and corneal resistance factor) after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FECD). Methods: In this prospective study, we consecutively included 49 patients with FECD with an indication for DMEK. Central corneal thickness, measured using the Oculus Pentacam, and corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF), both measured using the Reichert Ocular Response Analyzer, were examined preoperatively, 3 months, and 6 months after DMEK. Results: CH was significantly increased 6 months postoperatively (8.66 +/- 2.50 mm Hg) compared with preoperative baseline (7.43 +/- 1.56 mm Hg). Preoperative CRF (7.89 +/- 1.68 mm Hg) increased significantly 6 months after DMEK (8.49 +/- 1.71 mm Hg). Preoperative central corneal thickness showed a significant decrease from 629 +/- 58 mm to 550 +/- 40 mm after 3 months and 535 +/- 40 mm after 6 months postoperatively. Conclusions: DMEK affects both measured corneal biomechanical properties in patients with FECD: CH and CRF. This has to be taken into account for the accuracy of intraocular pressure measurements.
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- 2019
13. Therapie des Keratokonus
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Alexander Händel, Yaman Moalem, Claus Cursiefen, Mario Matthaei, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Björn Bachmann
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business.industry ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
Die vorliegende Arbeit gibt einen Überblick über die aktuellen therapeutischen Optionen des Keratokonus. Diese unterlagen in den letzten Jahren einem großen Wandel, einige neue therapeutische Möglichkeiten sind ergänzend hinzugekommen. Die Visusverbesserung durch Kontaktlinsen und Hornhauttransplantation wird mittlerweile durch die Anwendung von intracornealen Ringsegmenten ergänzt. Das Crosslinkingverfahren zum Stopp der Progression der Erkrankung wurde mittlerweile auch durch den Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss im letzten Jahr positiv bewertet. Auch hier gibt es neue Trends, die das Verfahren in Zukunft beschleunigen und schmerzfrei machen könnten. Sehr neu sind die Therapiemöglichkeiten der mini-DMEK und der prädescemetalen Hornhautnähte beim akuten Keratokonus, für den bisher keine effektive operative Therapie zur Verfügung stand. Diese Übersicht gibt einen Einblick in die aktuellen Entwicklungen in Kombination mit modernster intraoperativer Bildgebung zur Therapie des Keratokonus.
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- 2019
14. 'Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty' in komplexen Augen
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Björn Bachmann, Claus Cursiefen, Sebastian Siebelmann, Silvia Schrittenlocher, and Mario Matthaei
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Gynecology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Corneal endothelium ,0302 clinical medicine ,Descemet membrane ,business.industry ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy - Abstract
Die „Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty“ (DMEK) hat sich in Deutschland zur operativen Standardtherapie der Fuchs-Endotheldystrophie entwickelt. Sie kann aber auch bei Endothelerkrankungen in Verbindung mit „komplexen“ Veranderungen des vorderen Augenabschnitts angewendet werden, wie z. B. bei anterioren Synechien oder groseren Irisdefekten, nach Glaukomoperationen, nach Vitrektomie oder nach Trauma. Die Arbeit gibt einen Uberblick uber die Moglichkeiten zur Versorgung mit einer DMEK bei Endotheldekompensation bei komplexer Ausgangssituation. Es erfolgt die Beschreibung von Problemen bei komplexen Ausgangssituationen sowie aktueller Techniken zur Versorgung mit einer DMEK. Fur die Versorgung von Patienten mit komplexer Situation des vorderen Augenabschnitts mit einer DMEK mussen haufig Rekonstruktionen des Iris‑/Linsen-Diaphragmas durchgefuhrt werden. Ein groses Problem stellen sowohl sehr flache als auch sehr tiefe Vorderkammern dar. DMEK-Transplantate von alteren Spendern (>70 Jahre) neigen zu weniger Transplantatrollung und sollten entsprechend bei Patienten mit tiefer Vorderkammer (z. B. nach Vitrektomie) bevorzugt werden. Auch sollte die Transplantatgrose dem Platzangebot angepasst werden, also bei z. B. anterioren Synechien ein kleinerer Transplantatdurchmesser gewahlt werden. Es liegen nur wenige Auswertungen zur DMEK unter komplexen Bedingungen vor. Es zeichnet sich aber ab, dass die Rate an sekundaren Transplantatversagern, der Endothelzellverlust und die Rebubblingrate in dieser sehr heterogenen Gruppe erhoht sind. Weitere Studien sind notwendig, um Risikofaktoren fur einen negativen Verlauf nach DMEK in „komplexen“ Augen zu identifizieren.
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15. Comparison of Mini-DMEK versus predescemetal sutures as treatment of acute hydrops in keratoconus
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Ferdi Ögrünc, Deniz Hos, Alexander Händel, Björn Bachmann, Claus Cursiefen, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Mario Matthaei
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Corneal hydrops ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Keratoconus ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,Visual Acuity ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,Medicine ,Humans ,Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures ,Surgical treatment ,Descemet Membrane ,Acute hydrops ,Retrospective Studies ,Best corrected visual acuity ,Sutures ,business.industry ,Corneal Edema ,Suture Techniques ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Treatment Outcome ,Acute Disease ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Tears ,Female ,sense organs ,medicine.symptom ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
Purpose To compare two surgical treatment options for acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus: Mini-DMEK versus predescemetal sutures. Methods Sixteen patients were treated by either Mini-Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (Mini-DMEK) (n = 7, group 1) or predescemetal sutures (n = 9, group 2) early after onset of acute hydrops. Visual acuity, maximum corneal thickness (SD-OCT) in the affected oedematous area, complications and recurrence rates were retrospectively compared between both groups. Measurements were taken immediately preoperatively as well as 1 day, 1 week and 1 month postoperatively (Table 1). Results Both groups showed reductions in corneal thickness and increased visual acuity shortly after surgery. In group 1 (average age 33 years ± 7 years), the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) increased from logMAR 1.65 ± 0.7 before Mini-DMEK to logMAR 0.93 ± 0.6 30 days after Mini-DMEK (p = 0.046). During that period, maximum corneal thickness decreased from 1159 ± 338 µm before surgery to 531 ± 75 µm after Mini-DMEK (p = 0.046). Patients from group 2 (average age 34 ± 10 years) had a BCVA of logMAR 1.59 ± 0.8 which increased to logMAR 0.97 ± 0.5 (p = 0.014) 30 days after surgery. At the same time, the preoperative maximum corneal thickness decreased from 1439 ± 272 µm to 476 ± 162 µm (p = 0.014). There was no difference in corneal thickness or BCVA one month after the surgical intervention between both groups (p = 0.394 and p = 0.871). Conclusions Both techniques, Mini-DMEK and predescemetal sutures, are effective in the treatment of an acute hydrops in keratoconus. Mini-DMEK appears to be beneficial in large DM tears.
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- 2021
16. Prediction model of free flaps in microkeratome-assisted LASIK
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Christos Skevas, Toam Katz, Vasyl Druckiv, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Andreas Frings
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Male ,Epidemiology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Health Care Providers ,Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ ,law.invention ,Cornea ,Mathematical and Statistical Techniques ,Postoperative Complications ,law ,Risk Factors ,Microkeratome ,Germany ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Myopia ,Medical Personnel ,Multidisciplinary ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Incidence ,Statistics ,Ophthalmic Procedures ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,Professions ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Hyperopia ,Optical Equipment ,Research Design ,Physical Sciences ,Engineering and Technology ,Medicine ,Female ,Anatomy ,Research Article ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biometry ,Adolescent ,Ocular Anatomy ,Science ,Equipment ,Surgical and Invasive Medical Procedures ,Research and Analysis Methods ,Free Tissue Flaps ,Young Adult ,Ocular System ,Ophthalmology ,Physicians ,medicine ,Humans ,Statistical Methods ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged ,Surgeons ,Models, Statistical ,Keratometer ,business.industry ,Lasers ,LASIK ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Astigmatism ,eye diseases ,Health Care ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Medical Risk Factors ,People and Places ,Eyes ,Population Groupings ,sense organs ,business ,Lasik ,Head ,Mathematics ,Forecasting - Abstract
Purpose To identify mechanical factors, as well as patients’ biometric and surgeons’ experience factors that correlate with the FF incidence in microkeratome (MK)-assisted LASIK and to construct a predictive model based on these parameters. Methods 55,700 consecutive LASIK treatments of 28,506 patients between January 2017 and April 2020 done by 50 surgeons in 10 centers, all with Sub Bowman Keratome (SBK) and 90μ head (OUP) were analyzed retrospectively for the incidence of FF and their correlation to mean keratometry, central corneal thickness, MK ring height and stop, as well as surgeons’ experience. A prediction model was built and tested for sensitivity and specificity. Results The incidence of FF using the SBK MK was 0.276%. Risk factors were low central corneal thickness, very flat (-1) or very thick (+2) ring height, and higher stop values (p Conclusions Free flaps are rarely seen in modern MK LASIK. However, the incidence of this complication using the SBK MK increases using higher stop values, very thick and very thin MK rings, and in eyes with thin corneas.
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17. Impact of Early Intraocular Pressure Elevation on Postoperative Outcomes After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in Non-glaucoma Patients
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Anna M. Lentzsch, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Ludwig M. Heindl, Claus Cursiefen, Sebastian Siebelmann, Bjoern O. Bachmann, Rafael S. Grajewski, Mario Matthaei, and Werner Adler
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Male ,Intraocular pressure ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,Time Factors ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Glaucoma ,Cell Count ,Endothelial cell count ,Postoperative Complications ,Ophthalmology ,Statistical significance ,Retrospective analysis ,Postoperative outcome ,Medicine ,Humans ,Intraocular Pressure ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss ,medicine.disease ,Prognosis ,eye diseases ,Female ,Ocular Hypertension ,sense organs ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of transient elevations in postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) on the clinical outcome of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery in non-glaucoma patients. METHODS Retrospective analysis from a prospective database of eyes without preexisting glaucoma that underwent DMEK with 90% anterior chamber and 20% sulfur hexafluoride endotamponade. Group A included eyes without postoperative IOP increase (IOP
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18. Effect of Anticoagulant Therapy on the Outcome of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Björn Bachmann, Mario Matthaei, Niklas Loreck, Takahiko Hayashi, Claus Cursiefen, Silvia Schrittenlocher, and Carla Geries
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,Descemet membrane ,Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy ,Blood Loss, Surgical ,Visual Acuity ,Cell Count ,Slit Lamp Microscopy ,Intraoperative bleeding ,Ophthalmology ,Medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Significant difference ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Graft Survival ,Anticoagulants ,Mean age ,Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss ,Middle Aged ,Endothelial cell density ,Treatment Outcome ,Anticoagulant therapy ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,Tomography, Optical Coherence ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
PURPOSE To analyze the effect of anticoagulant therapy (ACT) for systemic diseases on the outcome of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS Consecutive eyes with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy that underwent DMEK between August 4, 2011, and July 15, 2016, were retrospectively analyzed. Data were obtained from the Cologne DMEK database at the University of Cologne, Germany. Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (logMAR), endothelial cell density (at baseline and postoperatively up to 12 months), and rebubbling rates were compared between patients receiving ACT (ACT group) and those with no anticoagulant treatment (NCT group). RESULTS In this study, 329 eyes of 329 patients were included (ACT group n = 97, NCT group n = 232; mean age 69.9 ± 9.1 years). Bleeding was more common in the ACT group (P < 0.001). Preoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was 0.59 ± 0.44 and 0.48 ± 0.35 logMAR for the ACT and NCT groups, respectively, which improved to 0.13 ± 0.08 and 0.08 ± 0.16 logMAR, respectively, at 12 months postoperatively. No significant difference in endothelial cell density loss at 12 months was found between the groups (ACT group 36.2% ± 14.7%, NCT group 38.5% ± 15.1%; P = 0.467). Rebubbling rate was 19.6% in the ACT group and 28.9% in the NCT group (P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS Although ACT increases the risk for preoperative and intraoperative bleeding in DMEK, there seems to be no negative effect on DMEK outcome. Thus, it is not advisable to stop ACT for DMEK surgery.
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19. Risk factors for endothelial cell loss after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)
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Viet Nhat Hung Le, Björn Bachmann, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Jeremy Franklin, Mario Matthaei, Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, and Takahiko Hayashi
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Graft Rejection ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Corneal diseases ,Visual Acuity ,lcsh:Medicine ,Diseases ,Organ culture ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Organ Culture Techniques ,Postoperative Complications ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Ophthalmology ,Humans ,Medicine ,Sulphur Hexafluoride ,Prospective Studies ,lcsh:Science ,Eye diseases ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Multidisciplinary ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Graft Survival ,Significant difference ,Tissue Donors ,Endothelial cell density ,Endothelial stem cell ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,lcsh:Q ,Female ,Tamponade ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
This study aimed to identify the risk factors for endothelial cell density (ECD) loss after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and analyse whether donor tissues from cold versus organ culture differ in terms of ECD loss after DMEK. Consecutive DMEK cases from a prospective database for Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy were retrospectively analysed between 2011 and 2016 at the University of Cologne, and the possible risk factors for ECD loss, including patient-related factors, type of tamponade (air or 20% sulphur hexafluoride gas), type of surgery (triple DMEK or DMEK alone), re-bubbling, immune rejection, and donor-related factors were determined. Eight hundred and forty-one eyes were selected. There was no significant difference in the best-corrected visual acuity (logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution) and corneal thickness (P = 0.540 and P = 0.667) between groups. Immune reactions were more common in cold cultures (P = 0.019), but ECD loss (1 year after DMEK) was greater in organ cultures (38.3 ± 0.8%) than in cold cultures (34.7 ± 1.4%) (P = 0.022). Only re-bubbling was significantly associated with ECD loss (P
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20. Fibrillar Layer as a Marker for Areas of Pronounced Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss in Advanced Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
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Björn Bachmann, Thomas Clahsen, Sebastian Siebelmann, Ludwig M. Heindl, Mario Matthaei, Jens Horstmann, Claus Cursiefen, Agathe Hribek, and Niklas Loreck
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Endothelium ,Scheimpflug principle ,Visual Acuity ,Immunofluorescence ,Slit Lamp Microscopy ,Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,030304 developmental biology ,Aged ,0303 health sciences ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Chemistry ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Outcome measures ,Middle Aged ,eye diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Corneal endothelial cell ,Female ,sense organs ,Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty - Abstract
Purpose We sought to assess the correlation of corneal endothelial cell (CEC) density to alterations of collagen composition of Descemet membrane (DM) in advanced Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and to image such changes by slit-lamp biomicroscopy in vivo. Design Prospective, observational consecutive case series. Methods Fifty eyes (50 subjects) with advanced FECD were enrolled. After slit-lamp biomicroscopy and corneal Scheimpflug imaging, the Descemet endothelium complex (DEC) was retrieved during DM endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery. The expression of collagens I, III, and IV (COL I, COL III, and COL IV) and corresponding CEC density were analyzed by immunofluorescence flat mount-staining. Presence, diameter and surface area of collagen expression, and CEC density served as the main outcome measures. Results Immunofluorescence staining revealed central coherent collagen positive areas (mean surface area = 10 mm2 ± 6 mm2) corresponding to a fibrillar layer burying the guttae of DM in 84% (42/50) of DECs. CEC density overlying the fibrillar layer compared with the periphery was significantly reduced (−54.8%, P Conclusion A fibrillar layer with a clear geographic pattern marks areas of pronounced loss of CEC density in advanced FECD eyes and may be imaged by slit-lamp biomicroscopy in vivo.
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21. The Cologne rebubbling study: a reappraisal of 624 rebubblings after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
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José L. Güell, Jeremy Franklin, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Katharina Kolb, Mario Matthaei, Paula Scholz, Alexander Händel, Claus Cursiefen, Sebastian Siebelmann, Takahiko Hayashi, and Björn Bachmann
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Adult ,Graft Rejection ,Male ,Reoperation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Corneal Pachymetry ,Sulfur Hexafluoride ,Visual Acuity ,Endotamponade ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Young Adult ,Postoperative Complications ,Ophthalmology ,Cornea ,medicine ,Postoperative outcome ,Humans ,Descemet Membrane ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Air ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Outcome measures ,Retrospective cohort study ,Middle Aged ,University hospital ,eye diseases ,Sensory Systems ,Endothelial cell density ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
Background/AimsTo analyse graft detachments prior to rebubbling, the influence of rebubbling on the postoperative outcome after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and the need for rebubbling on the contralateral eye.MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study, out of 1541 DMEKs, optical coherence tomography scans and clinical records of 499 eyes undergoing rebubbling after DMEK at the University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, were examined. Main Outcome measures were (a) number, localisation and size of graft detachments; (b) influence of rebubbling/s on postoperative outcome after 12 months; and (c) rebubbling risk of the contralateral eye after DMEK.ResultsMean number of detachment areas was 2.02±0.9. Mean lateral diameter of all detachments was 4534.76±1920.83 μm. Mean axial diameter was 382.53±282.02 μm. Detachments were equally distributed over all regions of the cornea. Best spectacle corrected visual acuity ( BSCVA) after 12 months was 0.197±0.23 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution, endothelial cell density (ECD) was 1575.21±397.71 cells/mm2 and mean central corneal thickness (CCT) was 566.37±68.11 μm. BSCVA, CCT, ECD or endothelial cell loss of all rebubbled patients were not influenced by the number of rebubblings or the time between DMEK and rebubbling. Of the rebubbled patients, which received a DMEK subsequently on the other eye, 193 (58.8%) also received a rebubbling, which was significantly higher, when compared to the overall rebubbling rate of 32.3% (p=0.000).ConclusionsThe overall number of rebubblings has no influence on the postoperative outcome after DMEK, if a rebubbling becomes necessary. Patients who received a rebubbling on one eye have an elevated risk for a rebubbling on the fellow eye.
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22. Flushing Versus Pushing Technique for Graft Implantation in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
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Claus Cursiefen, Mona Janetzko, Mario Matthaei, Paula Scholz, Alexander Händel, Björn Bachmann, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Peter König
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Male ,Corneal endothelium ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,Descemet membrane ,Visual Acuity ,Endothelial cell count ,Corneal Diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,Medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Outcome parameter ,Endothelial stem cell ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
PURPOSE Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) has developed into a safe procedure for the replacement of diseased corneal endothelium. However, DMEK still results in a significant donor endothelial cell loss. Here, we compare 2 different graft implantation techniques. METHODS Twenty patients undergoing DMEK, where a DMEK injection cartridge was used to flush the graft into the anterior chamber (G-38635 single-use DMEK-Cartridge; Geuder AG, Heidelberg, Germany; group A), were retrospectively compared with 20 patients, where a standard lens injection cartridge (AT.Smart Cartridge; Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany; group B) was used to push the graft with a plunger. Outcome parameters were intraoperative orientation of the graft, insertion-to-attachment time, rebubbling rates, and postoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity, endothelial cell count, and central corneal thickness after 12 months. The surfaces of both cartridges were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. RESULTS In group A, the insertion-to-attachment time was significantly higher (P = 0.003). Initially, the graft was oriented correctly in 40% of the patients in group A compared with 90% in group B (P = 0.001). No differences were obtained between both groups regarding central corneal thickness, endothelial cell count or best spectacle-corrected visual acuity, and rebubbling rates after 12 months. Scanning electron microscopy analysis demonstrated a rougher and sharper surface of the shooter of group B. CONCLUSIONS This study shows significant differences between both insertion techniques regarding correct graft orientation directly after graft implantation leading to prolonged insertion-to-attachment time when the graft is flushed instead of pushed into the anterior chamber.
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23. Long-term outcome of descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) following failed penetrating keratoplasty (PK)
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Simona L. Schlereth, Claus Cursiefen, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Björn Bachmann, Takahiko Hayashi, and Mario Matthaei
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Male ,Reoperation ,Keratoconus ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,Time Factors ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Corneal Pachymetry ,Visual Acuity ,Keratitis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cornea ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Treatment Failure ,Aged ,business.industry ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Graft Survival ,Treatment options ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Endothelial cell density ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,Keratoplasty, Penetrating ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Purpose To assess the long-term outcome of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) following failed penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Methods Retrospective review of 1840 consecutive DMEK surgeries from the prospective Cologne DMEK database performed between 07/2011 and 08/2017 at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne. Results Fifty-two eyes received a DMEK surgery after failed PK. Main indications for initial PK were Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (23.1%), keratoconus and herpetic keratitis (each 15.4%). Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at 3, 6 and 12 months was 0.72 ± 0.39 (n = 33), 0.56 ± 0.36 (n = 32) and 0.38 ± 0.28 (n = 23), respectively. Two- and 3-year BCVA was 0.37 ± 0.21 (n = 21) and 0.32 ± 0.18 (n = 10). Mean improvement in visual outcome in logMAR lines was +4.3 ± 3.4 at 6 months, +5.0 ± 3.6 at 12 months, +6.0 ± 2.3 at 24 months and +5.4 ± 2.7 at 36 months, respectively. 59.6% received at least one rebubbling and 40.4% did not necessitate a rebubbling. Endothelial cell density (ECD)-decrease at 6 months was 36% (n = 17), 37% at 12 months (n = 17), 40% at 2 years (n = 8) and 32% at 3 years (n = 2). 34.6% of transplants needed a regraft. Conclusion Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is a feasible treatment option after failed PK having a relatively good long-term outcome.
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24. Mikroskopintegrierte intraoperative optische Kohärenztomographie bei der Narkoseuntersuchung von pädiatrischen Patienten
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Paula Scholz, Alexandra Lappas, Mario Matthaei, Jens Horstmann, Thomas S. Dietlein, Claus Cursiefen, Björn Bachmann, and Sebastian Siebelmann
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010309 optics ,Gynecology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,0103 physical sciences ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Medicine ,business ,01 natural sciences - Abstract
Vorgestellt wird das therapeutische Prinzip der Narkoseuntersuchungen von Kindern in Vollnarkose mithilfe der mikroskopintegrierten optischen Koharenztomographie (MI-OCT). Ziel ist die Evaluierung neuartiger Indikationen und Limitationen der MI-OCT mit dem Ziel, die ophthalmologischen Untersuchungen unter Vollnarkose bei Neugeborenen und Kleinkindern zu verbessern. Grundlage war eine Literaturubersicht aus google.scholar.com und PubMed. Wir erganzten eigene Daten einer prospektiven Studie am Zentrum fur Augenheilkunde der Uniklinik Koln. Es wurden 14 Kinder mit Anomalien des vorderen und hinteren Augenabschnittes eingeschlossen, bei denen eine Narkoseuntersuchung unter Zuhilfenahme eines kommerziell erhaltlichen MI-OCT-Gerates durchgefuhrt wurde. Analysiert wurden die generelle Durchfuhrbarkeit der MI-OCT bei der ophthalmologischen Untersuchung von Kindern unter Vollnarkose fur den vorderen und hinteren Augenabschnitt und der Benefit fur die jeweilige Indikationsstellung sowie die intraoperativen Befunde. Die MI-OCT bereicherte signifikant die Narkoseuntersuchungen von Kindern und lieferte zusatzliche Informationen, die mit dem alleinigen Operationsmikroskop nicht zuganglich waren. Gerade in Situationen, bei denen der Einblick in die Vorderkammer limitiert war, ermoglichte die MI-OCT die Schatzung von Distanzen wie der Hornhautdicke. Daruber hinaus wurden 12/14 therapeutische Entscheidungen intraoperativ beeinflusst. Zudem ermoglichte die MI-OCT die Untersuchung der Nervenfaserschichtdicke der Sehnervenpapille und der Retina. Die hier prasentierten Daten verdeutlichen den Benefit der mikroskopintegrierten intraoperativen OCT bei ophthalmologischen Untersuchungen von Kindern unter Vollnarkose, insbesondere auch bei Kindern mit Hornhauttrubungen, falls eine Untersuchung unter Vollnarkose notwendig wird.
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25. Technik der 'Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty' (DMEK)
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Mario Matthaei, Björn Bachmann, and Claus Cursiefen
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Gynecology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Corneal endothelium ,0302 clinical medicine ,Descemet membrane ,business.industry ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,Lamellar keratoplasty ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Bei der „Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty“ (DMEK) werden selektiv erkranktes Hornhautendothel und Descemet-Membran entfernt und durch gesundes Spendergewebe ersetzt. Die DMEK stellt heute den Goldstandard zur Therapie der kornealen endothelialen Dysfunktion dar. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird die Operationstechnik der DMEK anhand eines Videos dargestellt, und daruber hinaus werden Operationsindikationen, Patientenaufklarung, Anasthesie und Lagerung, postoperative Behandlung sowie mogliche Komplikationen und deren Management erlautert. Die DMEK kann im breiten Spektrum zur Therapie der kornealen endothelialen Dysfunktion angewendet werden. Die Grundlage fur die hervorragenden Ergebnisse des Operationsverfahrens sind neben der operativen Umsetzung auch sorgfaltige Spender-Patienten-Allokation, grundliche Voruntersuchung und Nachsorge der Patienten und Erfahrung des Operateurs. Die DMEK ist ein sicheres und effektives Verfahren zur Therapie der kornealen endothelialen Dysfunktion. Ein standardisiertes und individualisiertes Vorgehen ermoglicht im Vergleich mit allen bisherigen Transplantationsverfahren optimalste Ergebnisse.
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26. Evolution of Consecutive Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes Throughout a 5-Year Period Performed by Two Experienced Surgeons
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Björn Bachmann, Sebastian Siebelmann, Deniz Hos, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Claus Cursiefen, and Friederike Schaub
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,Descemet membrane ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Retrospective cohort study ,Cataract surgery ,Single Center ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,0302 clinical medicine ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,Complication rate ,Tamponade ,Corneal pachymetry ,medicine.symptom ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Purpose To assess the evolution of clinical outcomes of more than 1300 Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasties (DMEKs) alone or in combination with cataract surgery (triple DMEK) throughout a 5-year period at a single center, performed by 2 already experienced DMEK surgeons. Design Retrospective trend study. Methods Review of charts between July 2011 and July 2016 at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Germany. Results A total of 1340 out of 1340 eyes with sufficient information were included. Six-month and 12-month best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (logMAR) had already reached high levels for the surgeries performed in 2011 (0.10 ± 0.06 and 0.09 ± 0.07, respectively) and did not further improve in later years ( P = .272). Likewise, endothelial cell loss (ECL) and central corneal thickness (CCT) reached comparable levels independently of the year of surgery (average 12-month ECL was 38% ± 15% and average 6-month CCT decrease was 19% ± 11%). However, there was a decrease in the rebubbling rate, from 68% in 2011, 67% in 2012, and 70% in 2013 to 53% in 2014, 29% in 2015, and 16% in 2016, which was associated with the introduction of 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) instead of room air for anterior chamber tamponade in 2015 (n = 986; P P Conclusions After an initial learning curve in DMEK surgery, results of visual acuity and ECL do not seem to further improve. However, the complication rate continuously declines, at least over the subsequent 5-year period analyzed herein.
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27. Die Bedeutung der intraoperativen optischen Kohärenztomografie (MI-OCT) bei der Behandlung von Hornhautdystrophien
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Ludwig M. Heindl, Björn Bachmann, Mario Matthaei, and Claus Cursiefen
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Gynecology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,Corneal dystrophy ,business ,medicine.disease ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die chirurgische Behandlung von Hornhautdystrophien entwickelt sich mit zunehmender Anwendung von lamellären Techniken der Hornhauttransplantation rasant weiter. War vor einigen Jahren noch die penetrierende Keratoplastik der Goldstandard zur Therapie einer Vielzahl von Dystrophien, so können heutzutage selektiv die betroffenen Schichten der Hornhaut ersetzt oder mittels Lasertechnik abladiert werden. Einen besonderen Stellenwert nimmt für diese Verfahren die optische Kohärenztomografie ein, die neuerdings auch in Operationsmikroskope integriert sein kann (MI-OCT). Methoden Literaturübersicht aus PubMed und Google.scholar.de ergänzt mit eigenen Bildgebungsdaten. Ergebnisse Die MI-OCT ermöglicht das intraoperative Echtzeit-Monitoring unterschiedlicher ophthalmochirurgischer Prozeduren wie der tiefen, anterioren lamellären Keratoplastik, der Descemet-Membran-Endothel-Keratoplastik (DMEK), aber auch minimalinvasiver Verfahren wie der phototherapeutischen Keratektomie (PTK). Darüber hinaus ermöglicht sie eine Evaluation der Hornhaut wie auch der Vorderkammer, insbesondere in Situationen einer getrübten Hornhaut. Schlussfolgerung Die mikroskopintegrierte intraoperative optische Kohärenztomografie (MI-OCT) stellt eine sinnvolle Ergänzung zum normalen Operationsmikroskop dar. Sie ist insbesondere bei bereits stark getrübten Hornhäuten dem alleinigen Operationsmikroskop überlegen und stellt gerade bei neuartigen lamellären Transplantationsverfahren eine sinnvolle Ergänzung dar. Randomisierte prospektive Studien sind nötig, um die erhöhte Sicherheit und gesteigerte Effektivität durch den Einsatz der MI-OCT bei verschiedenen Indikationen zu belegen.
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28. Graft Detachment Pattern After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Comparing Air Versus 20% SF6 Tamponade
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Paula Scholz, Mario Matthaei, Sebastian Lopez Ramos, Ludwig M. Heindl, and Björn Bachmann
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,Descemet membrane ,Sulfur Hexafluoride ,Visual Acuity ,Prospective data ,Endotamponade ,03 medical and health sciences ,Postoperative Complications ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cornea ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Retrospective analysis ,Humans ,Descemet Membrane ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Air ,Graft Survival ,Middle Aged ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,Graft survival ,Tamponade ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Purpose The change from air to 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as anterior chamber tamponade for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) significantly reduced the rebubbling rate. Nonetheless, underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. In this study, we investigate the morphology of graft detachments after DMEK depending on the tamponade and its influence on postoperative rebubbling. Methods In this retrospective analysis of prospective data of 204 consecutive patients who underwent DMEK with 100% air, or 20% SF6, we compared the SF6 group with the air group regarding the number, lateral and axial diameter and localization of detachments, visual acuity (BSCVA), and incidence of rebubbling after 1 week (T1), after 1 (T2), 3 (T3), 6 (T4), and 12 (T5) months postoperatively. Results The air group showed more detachments at all time points. Detachments in this group were of a larger axial diameter at T1, T4, and T5 and of a larger lateral diameter at T1, T3, T4, and T5 compared with the SF6 group. Patients receiving SF6 needed fewer rebubblings at T1 compared with patients receiving air (12.1% vs. 29.1%, P = 0.003), but not at T2 (15.1% vs. 19.1%, P = 0.56). There was no difference in postoperative BSCVA between the groups. Conclusions Early graft attachment after DMEK, which is improved by the use of SF6 as anterior chamber tamponade, is important for the overall rebubbling rate and improves wound-healing mechanisms between the graft and recipient cornea. Faster resolving air tamponade is associated with extended detachments especially inferiorly and mid-peripherally, but has no negative effect on the long-term BSCVA.
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29. Intraoperative changes in corneal structure during excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) assessed by intraoperative optical coherence tomography
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Paula Scholz, Manuel M. Hermann, Mario Matthaei, Jens Horstmann, Sebastian Siebelmann, Björn Bachmann, and Claus Cursiefen
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Corneal Pachymetry ,genetic structures ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Corneal abrasion ,Corneal dystrophy ,01 natural sciences ,Cornea ,010309 optics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Phototherapeutic keratectomy ,Corneal Opacity ,0302 clinical medicine ,Corneal edema ,Optical coherence tomography ,Monitoring, Intraoperative ,Ophthalmology ,Keratectomy ,0103 physical sciences ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,Excimer laser ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Corneal structure ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Sensory Systems ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,Lasers, Excimer ,sense organs ,business ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) is a safe treatment for superficial corneal opacities, e.g., in corneal dystrophies or degenerations. Nevertheless, no standardized treatment protocols are available and intraoperative monitoring was not possible, so far. Here we evaluate the potential benefits of the intraoperative assessment by microscope-integrated intraoperative optical coherence tomography (MI-OCT) of corneal optical properties during PTK. Retrospective study of eight patients (one male, seven females; age range, 43–80 years, mean = 66.1 years) using an 840-nm microscope-integrated spectral-domain OCT (iOCT; OptoMedical Technologies, Luebeck, Germany adapted to HS Hi-R Neo 900A, Haag Streit Surgical, Wedel, Germany). Images were acquired before and after corneal abrasion and after PTK. For PTK, a SCHWIND Amaris 750S excimer laser (SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions GmbH und KO. KG) was used. Parameters assessed were the central corneal thickness (CCT), changes in central depth-dependent corneal tissue intensity (TI), and corneal surface roughness (SR) in cross-sectional images of the cornea. Intraoperative monitoring using microscope-integrated OCT was possible in all patients at all time points. TI of the anterior corneal stroma decreased significantly (p = 0.037) after PTK (T1 = 15.1 ± 3.6, T2 = 15.0 ± 3.84, T3 = 13.7 ± 3.38), but not after corneal abrasion alone, indicating increased transparency caused by excimer laser PTK. CCT was significantly lower after corneal abrasion (p = 0.017), but not after PTK (T1 = 630.4 ± 70 μm, T2 = 544.1 ± 59.4 μm, T3 = 558.3 ± 52.5 μm. SR significantly decreased (p = 0.043) after PTK (T1 = 614.4 ± 37.5 pixels, T2 = 634.4 ± 35.6 pixels, T3 = 611.0 ± 40.3 pixels). Intraoperative OCT allows real-time imaging during PTK and the assessment of corneal optical transparency and its surface roughness. It has to be clarified in larger studies if these parameters correlate with later postoperative visual outcomes.
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- 2018
30. Senkung des intrakraniellen Drucks durch Senkung des zentralvenösen Drucks: Bewertung möglicher Gegenmaßnahmen zum Raumfahrt-assoziierten neuro-okulären Syndrom
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Sebastian Siebelmann
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Optic nerve sheath ,Intraocular pressure ,business.industry ,Central venous pressure ,Impedance threshold device ,Thigh ,Peripherally inserted central catheter ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Breathing ,Cardiology ,business ,Intracranial pressure - Abstract
Spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) involves unilateral or bilateral optic disc edema, widening of the optic nerve sheath, and posterior globe flattening. Owing to posterior globe flattening, it is hypothesized that microgravity causes a disproportionate change in intracranial pressure (ICP) relative to intraocular pressure. Countermeasures capable of reducing ICP include thigh cuffs and breathing against inspiratory resistance. Owing to the coupling of central venous pressure (CVP) and intracranial pressure, we hypothesized that both ICP and CVP will be reduced during both countermeasures. In four male participants (32 ± 13 yr) who were previously implanted with Ommaya reservoirs for treatment of unrelated clinical conditions, ICP was measured invasively through these ports. Subjects were healthy at the time of testing. CVP was measured invasively by a peripherally inserted central catheter. Participants breathed through an impedance threshold device (ITD, −7 cmH2O) to generate negative intrathoracic pressure for 5 min, and subsequently, wore bilateral thigh cuffs inflated to 30 mmHg for 2 min. Breathing through an ITD reduced both CVP (6 ± 2 vs. 3 ± 1 mmHg; P = 0.02) and ICP (16 ± 3 vs. 12 ± 1 mmHg; P = 0.04) compared to baseline, a result that was not observed during the free breathing condition (CVP, 6 ± 2 vs. 6 ± 2 mmHg, P = 0.87; ICP, 15 ± 3 vs. 15 ± 4 mmHg, P = 0.68). Inflation of the thigh cuffs to 30 mmHg caused no meaningful reduction in CVP in all four individuals (5 ± 4 vs. 5 ± 4 mmHg; P = 0.1), coincident with minimal reduction in ICP (15 ± 3 vs. 14 ± 4 mmHg; P =0.13). The application of inspiratory resistance breathing resulted in reductions in both ICP and CVP, likely due to intrathoracic unloading.
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- 2021
31. Transient Ingrowth of Lymphatic Vessels into the Physiologically Avascular Cornea Regulates Corneal Edema and Transparency
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Ludwig M. Heindl, Felix Bock, Franziska Bucher, Sabine A. Eming, Reza Dana, Claus Cursiefen, Anne Bukowiecki, Jens Horstmann, Philipp Steven, and Deniz Hos
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0301 basic medicine ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Keratoconus ,genetic structures ,Science ,Gene Expression ,Article ,Cornea ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mice ,0302 clinical medicine ,Corneal edema ,Corneal Injury ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Corneal Neovascularization ,Lymphangiogenesis ,Lymphatic Vessels ,Multidisciplinary ,business.industry ,Corneal Edema ,medicine.disease ,Immunohistochemistry ,eye diseases ,Disease Models, Animal ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Lymphatic system ,Corneal neovascularization ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Medicine ,Female ,sense organs ,business ,Biomarkers ,Corneal Injuries - Abstract
Lymphangiogenesis is essential for fluid homeostasis in vascularized tissues. In the normally avascular cornea, however, pathological lymphangiogenesis mediates diseases like corneal transplant rejection, dry eye disease, and allergy. So far, a physiological role for lymphangiogenesis in a primarily avascular site such as the cornea has not been described. Using a mouse model of perforating corneal injury that causes acute and severe fluid accumulation in the cornea, we show that lymphatics transiently and selectively invade the cornea and regulate the resolution of corneal edema. Pharmacological blockade of lymphangiogenesis via VEGFR-3 inhibition results in increased corneal thickness due to delayed drainage of corneal edema and a trend towards prolonged corneal opacification. Notably, lymphatics are also detectable in the cornea of a patient with acute edema due to spontaneous Descemet´s (basement) membrane rupture in keratoconus, mimicking this animal model and highlighting the clinical relevance of lymphangiogenesis in corneal fluid homeostasis. Together, our findings provide evidence that lymphangiogenesis plays an unexpectedly beneficial role in the regulation of corneal edema and transparency. This might open new treatment options in blinding diseases associated with corneal edema and transparency loss. Furthermore, we demonstrate for the first time that physiological lymphangiogenesis also occurs in primarily avascular sites.
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- 2017
32. DMEK: Probleme vermeiden, erkennen, lösen
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Friederike Schaub, Bjoern O. Bachmann, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Mario Matthaei, Claus Cursiefen, and Sebastian Siebelmann
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Gynecology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
ZusammenfassungSeit der ersten erfolgreichen Descemet Membrane endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) vor über 10 Jahren hat sich diese Technik in vielen Regionen zu einem Routineeingriff entwickelt, der mittlerweile einen festen Platz im ophthalmochirurgischen Armamentarium bei der Behandlung von Hornhautendothelerkrankungen einnimmt. Im Vergleich mit der etwas älteren Methode der Descemetʼs Stripping (automated) endothelial Keratoplasty (DS[A]EK), bei der das Transplantat im Gegensatz zur DMEK noch eine Stromalamelle besitzt, wird bei der DMEK eine schnellere und bessere Visuserholung erzielt und gleichzeitig ist das Risiko der Abstoßungsreaktion deutlich reduziert. Dennoch birgt die Technik einige Schwierigkeiten, die ein besonderes Vorgehen zur Vermeidung intra- und postoperativer Komplikationen notwendig machen. Hierzu zählen Strategien zur Vermeidung von Endothelschädigungen während der Präparation, die richtige Spender-Patienten-Allokation ist wichtig für eine schonende Entfaltung der Transplantatrolle in der Vorderkammer, die Verwendung von SF6-Gas zur Transplantatanlage vermindert die Transplantatablösungsrate und damit die Notwendigkeit erneuter Vorderkammertamponaden (Rebubblings), und die richtige postoperative Behandlung mit topischen Steroiden hat maßgeblichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung von zystoidem Makulaödem und Abstoßungsreaktionen. Durch die weitere Standardisierung, aber auch Individualisierung der DMEK kann sie mittlerweile auch bei Patienten mit schwierigen anatomischen Voraussetzungen des vorderen Augenabschnitts (anteriore Synechien, größere Irisdefekte, Glaukomdrainageimplantate) regelmäßig durchgeführt werden, wodurch gerade solche Patienten mit tendenziell erhöhtem Risiko von Wundheilungsstörungen und Abstoßungsreaktionen im Übermaß profitieren.
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- 2017
33. Lutein and Brilliant Blue-Based Dye for Donor Preparation and Transplantation in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
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Robert Hörster, Mario Matthaei, Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, and Björn Bachmann
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Corneal endothelium ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lutein ,Corneal Pachymetry ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Visual Acuity ,Cell Count ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Zeaxanthins ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Humans ,Coloring Agents ,Descemet Membrane ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Staining and Labeling ,Chemistry ,Benzenesulfonates ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,food and beverages ,Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss ,Tissue Donors ,eye diseases ,Surgery ,Zeaxanthin ,Transplantation ,Drug Combinations ,030104 developmental biology ,Tissue and Organ Harvesting ,cardiovascular system ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,Trypan blue ,sense organs ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty - Abstract
Trypan blue (TB) is used for visualization of the endothelium-Descemet membrane graft during Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). However, TB is assumed to have a dose-dependent toxic effect on the corneal endothelium. We retrospectively compared a lutein/zeaxanthin and Brilliant Blue (LZ/BB)-based dye for preparation and transplantation of the graft in DMEK to TB.In 20 patients, a dye composed of 1% LZ /0.025% BB was used, and in 22 patients, 0.06% TB was used for graft visualization in DMEK. We evaluated the rebubbling rate, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), central corneal thickness (CCT), and endothelial cell density (ECD) before and 3 and 6 months after transplantation.Staining of endothelium-Descemet membrane with LZ/BB was faint but sufficient. There was no significant difference between both groups, except in CCT after 3 months, which was lower in the LZ/BB group (P = 0.02). In the LZ/BB group, BSCVA improved from 0.48 ± 0.39 before DMEK to 0.19 ± 0.09 after 6 months (P0.05) (20% rebubbling rate). Donor ECD decreased from 2735 ± 259 cells/m preoperatively to 1876 ± 316 cells/mm (P0.0001) at 6 months (31.4%). CCT decreased from 642 ± 130 μm preoperatively to 519.8 ± 38 μm (P0.0001) at 6 months. In the TB group, BSCVA improved from 0.43 ± 0.27 to 0.17 ± 0.14 (P = 0.0003) at 6 months (30% rebubbling rate). ECD decreased from 2825 ± 263 to 1777 ± 302 cells/mm (P0.0001) after 6 months (36.3%), CCT from 638 ± 48 μm preoperatively to 531 ± 48 μm (P0.0001) at 6 months.LZ/BB-based dyes are suitable for DMEK with outcomes comparable to TB. However, available formulas result in faint staining, discouraging their routine use in donors with assumed difficult preparation.
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- 2017
34. Merkmale und Risikofaktoren eines diagnostizierten und nicht diagnostizierten Trockenen Auges, identifiziert mithilfe einer Smartphone-App
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Sebastian Siebelmann
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business.industry ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
Ziel der Studie war es, mithilfe der Smartphone-App DryEyeRhythm Charakteristika und Risikofaktoren bei diagnostiziertem und nicht diagnostiziertem Trockenen Auge zu identifizieren. Dazu wurden die Daten der App-User gesammelt und analysiert (vorliegende Informationen schlossen ein: Demografie, medizinische Vorgeschichte, Informationen zur Lebenweise der Nutzer, subjektive und krankheitsspezifische Symptome erhoben mithilfe des Ocular Surface Disease Index und der Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale). Insgesamt wurden die Daten von 4454 Nutzern (899 mit diagnostiziertem und 2395 mit nicht diagnostiziertem Trockenen Auge) anaysiert und folgende Risikofaktoren für ein symptomatisches Trockenes Auge identifiziert: junges Alter, weibliches Geschlecht, Heuschnupfen, Depression, psychische Erkrankungen außer Depression oder Schizophrenie, momentanes Tragen von Kontaktlinsen, lange Bildschirmarbeit und Rauchen. Risikofaktoren für ein nicht diagnostiziertes symptomatisches Trockenes Auge umfassten: junges Alter, männliches Geschlecht, kein Vorliegen einer Kollagenose, psychische Erkrankungen außer Depression oder Schizophrenie, ophthalmologische chirurgische Eingriffe außer LASIK oder Kataraktoperation und Kontaktlinsennutzung (momentan oder in der Vergangenheit). Risikofaktoren für ein nicht diagnostiziertes, nicht symptomatisches Trockenes Auge konnten nicht identifiziert werden.
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- 2020
35. Automatisierte Diagnosestellung und Vermessung des Strabismus bei Kindern
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Sebastian Siebelmann
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Orthodontics ,Measurement method ,business.industry ,Reliability study ,Limits of agreement ,Occlusion ,Prism diopters ,Medicine ,Eye tracking ,Cover test ,Strabismus ,business - Abstract
Purpose: Manual measurements of strabismus are subjective, time consuming, difficult to perform in babies, toddlers, and young children, and rely on the examiner’s skill and experience. An automated system, based on eye tracking and dedicated full occlusion glasses, was developed to provide a fast, objective, and easy-to-use alternative to the manual measurements of strabismus. This study tested the efficacy of the system in determining the presence of strabismus in children, as well as its type and the amount of deviation, in addition to differentiating between phorias and tropias. Design: A prospective, masked, inter-rater reliability study. Methods: A prospective, masked, cross-sectional study included 69 children, 3–15 years of age. A cover-uncover test and a prism alternating cover test (PACT) for the primary gaze, at a distance of 50 cm, were performed by 2 independent, masked examiners and by the automated system. Results: A high correlation was found between the automated and the manual test results (R = 0.9 and P < 0.001 for the horizontal deviation, and R = 0.91 and P < 0.001 for the vertical deviations, with 100% correct identification of the type of deviation). The average automated test duration was 46 seconds. The Bland-Altman plot, used to compare the 2 measurement methods, showed a mean value of −2.9 prism diopters (PD) and a half-width of the 95% limit of agreement of ± 11.4 PD. Conclusion: The automated system provides precise detection and measurements of ocular misalignment and differentiated between phorias and tropias. It can be used in participants from the ages of 3 years old and up.
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- 2020
36. One-year outcome after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) comparing sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) 20% versus 100% air for anterior chamber tamponade
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Claus Cursiefen, Ludwig M. Heindl, Philip Enders, Katharina Snijders, Sebastian Siebelmann, Björn Bachmann, Friederike Schaub, and Silvia Schrittenlocher
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Intraocular pressure ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,Cornea ,medicine ,business.industry ,Sensory Systems ,Surgery ,Endothelial cell density ,Sulfur hexafluoride ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Tamponade ,medicine.symptom ,Complication ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Purpose To investigate 1-year clinical outcome and complication rates following Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) with sulfur hexafluoride 20% (SF 6 20%) anterior chamber tamponade compared with conventionally used 100% air for primary graft attachment during DMEK surgery. Methods Records of 1112 consecutive DMEKs were reviewed retrospectively and grouped by anterior chamber tamponade used during DMEK surgery (SF 6 20% vs 100% air). Outcome measures included intraocular pressure (IOP), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after DMEK surgery. Complication rates were assessed, including intraoperative and postoperative complications, and graft detachment rate requiring rebubbling. Results A total of 854 cases were included in this study. In 105 cases (12.3%), DMEK was performed with SF 6 20%, and in 749 cases (87.7%) 100% air was used for anterior chamber tamponade. Outcome results for IOP, BSCVA, ECD and CCT at all follow-up time points were comparable for both anterior chamber tamponade groups without statistical significant differences (p≥0.05), but graft detachment rate requiring rebubbling was significantly lower in the SF 6 20% group (p Conclusion Whereas SF 6 20% anterior chamber tamponade does not seem to negatively affect the clinical outcome of DMEK surgery within the first postoperative year, use of SF 6 20% significantly reduces the rate of rebubblings.
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- 2016
37. Intensified Early Postoperative Topical Steroids Do Not Influence Endothelial Cell Density After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Combined With Cataract Surgery (Triple-DMEK)
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Bjoern O. Bachmann, Robert Hoerster, Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, and Tisha Prabriputaloong Stanzel
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Prednisolone acetate ,Administration, Topical ,Prednisolone ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cell Count ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Lens Implantation, Intraocular ,Corneal surgery ,medicine ,Humans ,Topical Steroid Therapy ,Glucocorticoids ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Postoperative Care ,Phacoemulsification ,business.industry ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Historically Controlled Study ,Middle Aged ,Cataract surgery ,Surgery ,Endothelial cell density ,Transplantation ,Ophthalmology ,Regimen ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,Ophthalmic Solutions ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
PURPOSE To investigate the effect of intensified postoperative topical steroid therapy after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery (Triple-DMEK) on postoperative endothelial cell density (ECD). METHODS This comparative clinical study with historical controls was conducted at a tertiary hospital, specialized in corneal surgery. Patients undergoing DMEK or Triple-DMEK are included prospectively in the Cologne DMEK Database. Until April 2014, first week's postoperative standard therapy for lamellar keratoplasties was prednisolone acetate eye drops 1% applied 5× daily. After April 2014, first week's postoperative standard therapy changed to prednisolone acetate eye drops 1% applied hourly. We compared 75 consecutive eyes before (group 1) with 75 consecutive eyes after the change of therapy regimen (group 2). Patients received ECD analysis 3 and 6 months after surgery. RESULTS ECD of grafts in group 1 before transplantation, and 3 months and 6 months after surgery was 2697 ± 218, 1765 ± 349, and 1703 ± 432 cells/mm, respectively. ECD of grafts in group 2 was 2696 ± 267, 1737 ± 450, and 1694 ± 482 cells/mm, respectively. Over 3 and 6 months, ECD in group 1 decreased by 35% ± 13% and 38% ± 18%, respectively. In group 2, ECD decreased by 36% ± 16% and 38% ± 16%, respectively. Neither absolute numbers nor decrease in ECD differed significantly between groups 1 and 2 at any time point (all P > 0.60). CONCLUSIONS Intensified early postoperative topical steroid therapy during the first postoperative week does not stabilize ECD, nor does it have a toxic effect on endothelial cells during a follow-up of 6 months.
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- 2016
38. Morning Myopic Shift and Glare in Advanced Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
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Alexander C. Rokohl, Werner Adler, Ludwig M. Heindl, Bjoern O. Bachmann, Sebastian Siebelmann, Mario Matthaei, Niklas Loreck, and Claus Cursiefen
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,Time Factors ,genetic structures ,Scheimpflug principle ,Visual impairment ,Visual Acuity ,Physical examination ,Refraction, Ocular ,Slit Lamp Microscopy ,Glare ,Cornea ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Myopia ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,030304 developmental biology ,Morning ,Aged ,0303 health sciences ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Glare (vision) ,Organ Size ,Middle Aged ,eye diseases ,Circadian Rhythm ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Female ,sense organs ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
Impaired subjective morning visual acuity with improvement of symptoms during the day is pathognomonic for corneal endothelial dysfunction in advanced Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). This study aimed to analyze the daily fluctuations of corneal thickness, refraction, and (glare) visual acuity in advanced FECD.Prospective cohort study.Patients with advanced FECD (FECD group) and patients with normal cornea (control group) were enrolled. Routine clinical examination was performed using slit-lamp biomicroscopy, funduscopy, and macular optical coherence tomography. In addition, assessment using corneal Scheimpflug tomography (Pentacam), refraction, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), and glare CDVA was performed at 4 PM (afternoon) and the following day at 8 AM (morning).A total of 29 FECD eyes and 22 control eyes were included. Diurnal variations from afternoon to morning were Δ corneal thickness (apex) ± standard deviation (SD) 41.45 ± 34.1 μm (P.001, FECD group) and 5.5 ± 6.72 μm (P = .001, control group); Δ spherical equivalent ± SD -0.64 ± 0.6 diopters (D) (P.001, FECD group) and -0.01 ± 0.50 D (P = .461, control group); Δ total corneal refractive power ± SD 0.60 ± 0.83 D (P = .001, FECD group) and -0.01 ± 0.49 D (P = .602, control group), Δ CDVA ± SD 0.15 ± 0.18 logarithm of minimal angle of resolution (logMAR) (P.001, FECD group) and 0.02 ± 0.04 logMAR (P = .174, control group), Δ CDVA glare ± SD 0.34 ± 0.25 logMAR (P.001, FECD group) and 0.05 ± 0.11 logMAR (P = .106, control group).A morning myopic shift and increased glare paralleling increased corneal thickness may particularly contribute to subjective visual impairment in advanced FECD in the first hours after awaking. This should be taken into account during assessment and surgical decision-making in patients with FECD.
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- 2019
39. Tolerance and Adherence to Cationic 0.1% Cyclosporine in Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Uta Gehlsen, and Philipp Steven
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Intraocular pressure ,Corneal staining ,Visual acuity ,Graft vs Host Disease ,Gastroenterology ,Keratitis ,Medication Adherence ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Young Adult ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Ocular Surface Disease Index ,Intraocular Pressure ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,business.industry ,Cationic polymerization ,General Medicine ,Drug Tolerance ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Prognosis ,eye diseases ,Sensory Systems ,Ophthalmology ,Graft-versus-host disease ,Cyclosporine ,Dry Eye Syndromes ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Immunosuppressive Agents - Abstract
Introduction: Anti-inflammatory, topical therapy of severe keratitis in dry eye disease (DED) and ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGvHD) includes steroids, cyclosporine (Cs), and others. In Germany, a commercial product containing 0.1% Cs in a cationic formulation is available since 2015. Objective: The aim of this study was to present real-life data using cationic 0.1% Cs in oGvHD patients. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 26 oGvHD and 41 DED patients with corneal staining of at least Oxford grade III. Parameters analyzed were Ocular Surface Disease Index, corneal staining, intraocular pressure, tear film break-up time, Schirmer, and visual acuity. In addition, it was evaluated how different Cs formulations were tolerated. Results: Corneal staining improved significantly in 1 eye in DED but not in oGvHD. In DED, cationic 0.1% Cs was not tolerated by 32% of the patients, in contrast to 0.05% Cs in castor oil not tolerated by 47% and liposomal 0.05% Cs by 63%. In oGvHD patients, cationic 0.1% Cs was not tolerated by 62%, 0.05% Cs in castor oil by 33%, and liposomal 0.05% Cs by 39% of the patients. Conclusions: This study demonstrates differences between the tolerance of different Cs formulations depending on the underlying cause of severe keratitis. Cationic 0.1% Cs is considerably less tolerated in oGvHD, and its use should be considered with care.
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- 2019
40. Mini-Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for the Early Treatment of Acute Corneal Hydrops in Keratoconus
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Mario Matthaei, Sebastian Siebelmann, Björn Bachmann, Claus Cursiefen, and Alexander Händel
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Corneal hydrops ,Adult ,Male ,Keratoconus ,medicine.medical_specialty ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Visual Acuity ,Intraocular lens ,Dehiscence ,Ophthalmology ,Ectasia ,Cornea ,medicine ,Secondary Prevention ,Humans ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Corneal Edema ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Acute Disease ,Female ,sense organs ,Razor Blade ,business ,Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
Purpose To describe a new surgical option for the treatment of acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus and to present the first results. Methods This is a retrospective analysis of 3 patients who presented to our clinic with a massive corneal hydrops in acute keratoconus and were treated by mini-Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). According to the size and the shape of the gap in the patient's Descemet membrane (DM), 1 DMEK graft was trephined with a round 5-mm punch. The other grafts were trimmed with a razor blade to a width of about 3 mm and a length adjusted to the length of the defect of the recipients' DM. The graft was inserted with a regular intraocular lens shooter. Correct unfolding of the graft was controlled by using intraoperative optical coherence tomography. At the end of the surgery, the graft was attached to the posterior corneal surface by a small air bubble. Thereafter, the complete anterior chamber was filled with 20% SF6 gas. Results All 3 patients (age 32 ± 3 years on average) showed a rapid increase in uncorrected visual acuity from the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (LogMAR) 1.66 (±0.46) before mini-DMEK to the LogMAR 1.2 (±0.3) within 6 to 8 weeks after mini-DMEK. The thickest corneal point within the edematous cornea decreased in all 3 patients (1088 ± 280 μm before surgery vs. 630 ± 38 μm 1 week after surgery). One mini-DMEK failed in a first attempt. In this patient, the recipient DM was under strong tension and showed a pronounced dehiscence. Therefore, a small part of the recipient's DM around the preexisting gap in DM was removed before a second mini-DMEK graft was placed successfully. The other 2 patients developed partial graft detachment within 1 to 2 weeks after surgery. However, the corneas of these patients were dehydrated to physiological levels after mini-DMEK, and despite partial detachment, there was no relapse of the hydrops. Conclusions Mini-DMEK could be helpful in patients with larger defects and detachments of DM in very ectatic corneas in the acute phase of corneal hydrops in acute keratoconus. These patients may not be successfully treated by intracameral gas application alone or in combination with pre-Descemetal sutures. Further investigations are needed to identify factors helping to decide on the best surgical approach in hydrops in acute keratoconus.
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- 2019
41. Microscope-Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Drainage of Acute Corneal Hydrops in Keratoconus Combined With Suturing and Gas-Aided Reattachment of Descemet Membrane
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, Mario Matthaei, Björn Bachmann, and Alexander Händel
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Corneal hydrops ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Keratoconus ,Microscope ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Sulfur Hexafluoride ,Endotamponade ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Corneal edema ,Optical coherence tomography ,law ,Ophthalmology ,Medicine ,Humans ,Surgical reattachment ,Descemet Membrane ,Microscopy ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Corneal Edema ,Suture Techniques ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Surgery, Computer-Assisted ,Acute Disease ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Drainage ,sense organs ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
The treatment of acute corneal hydrops due to keratoconus has so far been limited to awaiting the spontaneous resorption of corneal edema, supportive care, and finally keratoplasty. A recent publication describes the surgical reattachment of Descemet Membrane (DM) facilitated by pre-Descemetic sutures and anterior chamber air/gas filling. Here, we present a novel microscope-integrated intraoperative optical coherence tomography (MI-OCT)-guided technique for the immediate reattachment of DM in corneal hydrops due to keratoconus in 2 male patients with small central DM defects.Case series of 2 consecutive patients with acute corneal hydrops due to keratoconus. The novel technique consists of the MI-OCT-guided puncture and drainage of intrastromal fluid pockets combined with anterior chamber sulfur hexafluoride-fill and pre-descemetic sutures using a commercially available MI-OCT (iOCT; Haag Streit Surgical, Wedel, Germany).After uneventful surgery, corneal edema showed fast resolution and DM was reattached to the corneal stroma. In both patient's central corneal thickness decreased after surgery and visual acuity improved.MI-OCT guided micropuncture of stromal edema combined with compression sutures and SF6 tamponade is a new therapeutic option in acute corneal hydrops with small Descemet membrane defects.
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- 2019
42. Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in Lamellar Keratoplasties: Indications and Outcomes
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Philipp Steven, Claus Cursiefen, Mario Matthaei, and Sebastian Siebelmann
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medicine.medical_specialty ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Lamellar keratoplasty ,Surgical procedures ,01 natural sciences ,eye diseases ,Surgery ,010309 optics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Optical coherence tomography ,Cornea ,0103 physical sciences ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Medicine ,Postoperative outcome ,Lamellar structure ,sense organs ,business - Abstract
Lamellar keratoplasties are evolving techniques to selectively replace diseased or opacified layers of the cornea. In recent years, the popularity of lamellar keratoplasties, especially Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, Descemet stripping-automated endothelial keratoplasty and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, increased dramatically, since lamellar surgeries reduce intra- and postoperative complications and achieve faster visual recovery. Nonetheless, the surgical procedures are delicate. Novel imaging techniques, as intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT), may substantially help standardize these procedures to even further reduce intra- and postoperative complications and potentially improve outcome. The present review summarizes the current literature regarding the use of intraoperative OCT during lamellar keratoplasties and its effect on postoperative outcome.
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- 2016
43. Intraoperative optische Kohärenztomographie bei hornhaut- und glaukomchirurgischen Eingriffen
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Sigrid Roters, Manuel M. Hermann, Philipp Steven, Sebastian Siebelmann, Alexandra Lappas, Claus Cursiefen, Björn Bachmann, and Thomas S. Dietlein
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Surgical microscope ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Glaucoma ,Surgical procedures ,medicine.disease ,01 natural sciences ,010309 optics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Optical coherence tomography ,0103 physical sciences ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,business ,Nuclear medicine - Abstract
Hintergrund Die optische Koharenztomographie (OCT) ist der klinische Goldstandard zur Beurteilung von Strukturen des vorderen und hinteren Augenabschnittes. Seitdem OCT-Gerate in Operationsmikroskope integriert wurden, steht diese Technik auch intraoperativ zur Verfugung. Insbesondere bei sehr dunnen oder transparenten Strukturen, wie sie bei der Hornhaut- oder Glaukomchirurgie entstehen, konnte sie dem Chirurgen wichtige Informationen liefern, die uber das normale Operationsmikroskop hinausgehen.
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- 2016
44. Intraoperative optische Kohärenztomographie bei Narkoseuntersuchungen von Säuglingen und Kleinkindern
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Björn Bachmann, Thomas S. Dietlein, Claus Cursiefen, Sebastian Siebelmann, Alexandra Lappas, and Philipp Steven
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Gynecology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Treatment outcome ,Surgical procedures ,Image enhancement ,01 natural sciences ,Infant newborn ,010309 optics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,0302 clinical medicine ,0103 physical sciences ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
Narkoseuntersuchungen von Kindern sind notwendig, um die Entwicklung einer Amblyopie zu vermeiden. Ihre Aussagekraft ist allerdings oftmals durch den Mangel an State-of-the-Art-Diagnostik, wie z. B. der optischen Koharenztomographie (OCT), eingeschrankt. Seitdem neuerdings die OCT-Technik in Operationsmikroskope integriert wurde, steht diese Technik auch im Operationssaal bei Untersuchungen in Vollnarkose zur Verfugung. Die vorliegende Arbeit gibt einen Uberblick uber die Moglichkeiten der intraoperativen OCT-Technik bei der Narkoseuntersuchung von Kindern. Zugrunde gelegt wurden eine Literaturubersicht (PUBMED) und eigene klinische Erfahrungen am Zentrum fur Augenheilkunde der Uniklinik Koln. Die intraoperative OCT-Technik ermoglicht eine Echtzeitbildgebung wahrend der Narkoseuntersuchung von Sauglingen und Kindern. Sie ist in der Lage, alle Strukturen des vorderen Augenabschnittes darzustellen (Hornhaut, Linse, Kammerwinkel, Iris). Zudem liefert sie, insbesondere bei reduziertem Einblick in die Augenvorderkammer, wichtige strukturelle Informationen, die uber den Erkenntnisgewinn des Mikroskops hinausgehen. Die dabei gewonnenen Informationen sind ausschlaggebend fur die Diagnostik und die weitere Therapie der Patienten. Die intraoperative OCT stellt eine sinnvolle Erganzung zum normalen Operationsmikroskop dar, insbesondere bei Sauglingen und Kindern mit Anomalien des vorderen Augenabschnittes und reduziertem Einblick in die Vorderkammer. Unseren Erfahrungen nach ist auch eine Ausweitung der Technik auf Anomalien des hinteren Augenabschnitts sinnvoll, da eine Bildgebung von Papille und Makula moglich ist.
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- 2016
45. Intraoperative optische Kohärenztomografie bei der tiefen anterioren lamellären Keratoplastik
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Claus Cursiefen, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Philipp Steven
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0301 basic medicine ,Keratoconus ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Treatment outcome ,Lamellar keratoplasty ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Optical coherence tomography ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Medicine ,business ,Nuclear medicine ,Corneal transplantation - Abstract
Hintergrund: Die tiefe anteriore lamellare Keratoplastik (DALK) ist neben der perforierenden Keratoplastik eine Standardtherapie beim Keratokonus und stromalen Hornhautdystrophien. Die intraoperative OCT-Technologie (iOCT) ermoglicht ein Operationsmonitoring in Echtzeit, insbesondere dann, wenn Distanzen geschatzt werden mussen oder der Einblick in die Augenvorderkammer eingeschrankt ist. Methoden: Literaturubersicht aus PubMed und eigene klinische und experimentelle Daten. Als Suchabfrage wurden die Stichworte „intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography“, „DALK“, „Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty“ und „iOCT“ genutzt. Als Zeitraum wurde 2005–2016 gesetzt. Ergebnisse: Mittels intraoperativer OCT-Technologie lassen sich alle Operationsschritte der DALK visualisieren. Die intraoperative OCT hilft vor allen Dingen bei der Tiefenabschatzung der Nadelplatzierung und reduziert die Interface-Flussigkeit. Schlussfolgerung: Die intraoperative OCT-Technologie hilft, die DALK-Chirurgie zu standardisieren. Zukunftige prospektive Studien mussen zeigen, ob die OCT-gefuhrte DALK sicherer ist als die DALK ohne intraoperative OCT und bessere Ergebnisse liefert.
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- 2016
46. Topische antiinflammatorische Therapieoptionen
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Philipp Steven, Franziska Bucher, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Rafael S. Grajewski
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Gynecology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Dermatologic agents ,General Engineering ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
Inflammatorische Prozesse des Auges gehören zu den häufigsten Entitäten in der Augenheilkunde. Die Anwendung antientzündlicher Substanzen ist daher für den Behandler eine zentrale therapeutische Option. Hierbei kommen zumeist aufgrund der guten Zugänglichkeit des Auges topische Applikationen zur Anwendung. Substanzgruppen wie Antiallergika, nichtsteroidale Antirheumatika, Glukokortikoide, Calcineurininhibitoren, Serumaugentropfen sowie neuere, noch in der Entwicklung befindliche Substanzen werden spezifisch sowohl in schmalen als auch in breiten Indikationsspektren eingesetzt, weshalb die Kenntnis der Wirkmechanismen und der potenziellen Nebenwirkungen von großer Bedeutung ist. Dieser Artikel soll einen Überblick über die derzeitig verfügbaren antiinflammatorisch wirksamen Substanzen geben, die topisch verabreicht werden können. Hierbei wird auf eine detaillierte Anwendungsbeschreibung (Dosis, Applikationshäufigkeit, Dauer usw.) in Bezug auf die einzelnen Krankheitsbilder bewusst verzichtet. Ziel ist es, dem Leser pharmakologisches Basiswissen mit direktem ophthalmologischen Bezug zu vermitteln.
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- 2016
47. Komplikationen der tiefen anterioren Keratoplastik
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Sebastian Siebelmann, Claus Cursiefen, and Björn Bachmann
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Corneal endothelium ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,Graft rejection ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Corneal Diseases ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Eye injuries ,Descemet's membrane ,Ophthalmology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,medicine ,sense organs ,Immune reaction ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Corneal transplantation - Abstract
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) offers tremendous advantages over penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Intraoperative safety is increased due to reduced opening of the eye interoperatively and the fact that no endothelial graft rejection can take place as the patient's own corneal endothelium is retained. Despite these advantages the number of DALK procedures performed each year in Germany remains constant at a low level. One reason could be that the DALK technique offers some complexity and at the same time intraoperative conversion to PK has to be performed in some cases due to rupture of Descemet's membrane. Moreover, interface-related and DALK-specific complications exist which can contribute to an unfavorable visual outcome. Most of these complications, such as incomplete attachment of Descemet's membrane or opacification within the interface between Descemet's membrane and the posterior corneal stoma can be resolved by adequate measures making PK for revision barely necessary. As visual acuity does not differ between PK and DALK, the benefits of DALK - lack of endothelial immune reaction and increased ocular stability during surgery - outweigh the risk of additional complications and DALK should therefore be performed whenever appropriate.
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- 2015
48. Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy and macular drusen: evidence for coincidence?
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Werner Adler, E Elsner, Ludwig M. Heindl, Mario Matthaei, Christos Skevas, Björn Bachmann, S Liakopoulos, Friederike Schaub, Albert Caramoy, Sebastian Siebelmann, and Claus Cursiefen
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Endothelium ,Retinal Drusen ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophthalmology ,Correspondence ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,business.industry ,Endothelium, Corneal ,Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy ,Middle Aged ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Case-Control Studies ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Macular drusen ,Female ,business ,Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Published
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49. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography for the diagnosis of corneal dystrophies according to the IC3D classification
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Björn Bachmann, Claus Cursiefen, Sebastian Siebelmann, Ludwig M. Heindl, Simon Sonnenschein, Paula Scholz, and Mario Matthaei
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,genetic structures ,Descemet membrane ,Corneal Stroma ,Lamellar keratoplasty ,Basement Membrane ,Corneal Diseases ,Diagnosis, Differential ,03 medical and health sciences ,Laser treatments ,0302 clinical medicine ,Optical coherence tomography ,Anterior Eye Segment ,International Classification of Diseases ,Ophthalmology ,Cornea ,medicine ,Humans ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Dystrophy ,Treatment options ,Anatomy ,eye diseases ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,sense organs ,business ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
Corneal dystrophies are categorized according to the International Committee for Classification of Corneal Dystrophies (IC3D) classification, and their treatment depends on the affected structures and layer of the cornea. Therefore, estimating the depth and extent of the morphological changes due to the specific dystrophy is crucial when deciding between different treatment options. Besides superficial laser treatments and penetrating keratoplasty, minimal invasive lamellar keratoplasties such as Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, or Descemet stripping automated keratoplasty have become increasingly popular to exchange the specific opaque layers in dystrophic eyes. To determine the morphological changes of the cornea in the different dystrophies, in addition to slit-lamp examination, anterior segment optical coherence tomography has become an important tool with nearly histological resolution. Nonetheless, only a few case series describe the characteristics of changes seen on anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Therefore, we summarize anterior segment optical coherence tomography signs and correlate with slit-lamp examination, as well as the histopathological findings, of corneal dystrophies according to the IC3D classification.
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- 2018
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50. Mikroskop-integrierte Optische Kohärenztomographie: Intraoperativer Nutzen bei der Durchführung der subretinalen Gentherapie
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Sebastian Siebelmann
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business.industry ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
In vielen laufenden Studien zu Gentherapien in der Augenheilkunde werden Adeno-assoziierte Viren oder Lentiviren als Vektoren benutzt. Allerdings können diese Vektoren die Retina aufgrund der relativ impermeablen epiretinalen Membran schlecht durchdringen, weswegen das Gen-Therapeutikum vorzugsweise subretinal injiziert wird. Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war es, die subretinale Applikation des AAV-REP1-Gentherapeutikums, bestehend aus einem genetischen Vektor, der auf das Rab-Escort-Protein-1 (REP-1) codierende Gen abzielt (AAV-REP1), mithilfe der Mikroskop-intregrierten Optischen Kohärenztomographie (MI-OCT) durchzuführen.
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- 2019
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