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. 2025 Aug 8;87(9):5892–5905. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000003681

Table 5.

Top 10 highest cited papers on endothelial keratoplasty

Rank Title Journal Type Authors Year Citations
1 Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: safety and outcomes: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology Review Sophie X Deng et al 2018 209
2 Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty Cornea Article Mark S Gorovoy et al 2006 195
3 Descemet’s stripping with endothelial keratoplasty in 200 eyes: Early challenges and techniques to enhance donor adherence Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Article Francis W Price Jr et al 2006 189
4 Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty: safety and outcomes: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology Review W Barry Lee et al 2009 172
5 Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty versus descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty American Journal of Ophthalmology Article Theofilos Tourtas et al 2012 148
6 Risk of corneal transplant rejection significantly reduced with descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty Ophthalmology Article Arundhati Anshu et al 2012 140
7 Descemet’s stripping with endothelial keratoplasty: comparative outcomes with microkeratome-dissected and manually dissected donor tissue Ophthalmology Article Marianne O. Price et al 2006 136
8 Visual acuity, refractive error, and endothelial cell density six months after descemet stripping and automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) Cornea Article Steven B. Koenig et al 2007 122
9 Interim results of the United States investigational device study of the Ophtec capsular tension ring Ophthalmology Article Francis W Price Jr et al 2005 121
10 Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty: prospective multicenter study of visual and refractive outcomes and endothelial survival Ophthalmology Article Marianne O. Price et al 2009 116