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. 2011 Jun 1;26(1):79–85. doi: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2011.05.006

Table 1.

The clinically identified causes of failed DSAEK in 13 cases.

Cause No. Comment
Persistent detachment of the graft 6 Failed reattachment procedure in 2
Dislocation of flap in 1
Primary graft failure 4 Endothelial attenuation by histopathology in 3
Intraoperative excessive manipulation in 1
Herpetic keratouveitis 2 Clinical diagnosis
Endothelial cells pigment deposition by histopathology
Graft rejection 1 Successful reattachment of the graft
Infection (fungal) 1 Subtotal detachment by histopathology
Vitreous-endothelial touch 1 Managed by PK/anterior vitrectomy