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. 2023 Aug 16;108(5):646–653. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-323162

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Absolute number of posterior lamellar keratoplasties in Germany from 2013 to 2021. Absolute number of Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK, blue) vs Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) from 2013 to 2021 in Germany. DSAEK decreasing from 507 (10%) in 2013 to 74 (1%) in 2021. DMEK increasing by 3.3-fold from 1773 (34%) in 2013 to 5812 (65%) in 2021. DSO (Descemet’s stripping only) and DWEK (Descemetorhexis without endothelial keratoplasty) were reported in 2021 for the first time.