Table 2.
Donor profile and DMEK-graft profile (n=611§,#) (Paired tissue - 102)
| MKM preserved cornea | CSM preserved cornea | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of donor (year; mean; range) | 65.2±10.7 (40-94) | 66.1±9.6 (37-92) | 0.66 |
| Gender of donor: Male : Female | 167 : 121 | 179 : 144 | 0.55 |
| Total number of donor cornea (age-wise) | 288+2* | 318+3* | 0.60 |
| <55 years (%) | 32 | 34 | |
| 55-75 years (%) | 197 | 219 | |
| >75 years (%) | 61 | 68 | |
| Death to media time (min; mean; range) | 251±65 (110-325) | 247±69 (115-350) | 0.16 |
| Media to surgery time (h: mean; range) | 40.2±11.5 (32-72) | 54.2±26.6 (36-110) | <0.05 |
| Donor ECD (cell/mm2; mean; range) | 2894±169 (2504-3484) | 2874±190 (2521-3636) | 0.12 |
| DM-roll preparation time (min: mean; range) | 7.4±2.4 (3.0-14) | 7.6±3.4 (3.5-17) | 0.54 |
| DMEK-graft size used | Number | Percentage | |
| 7.00 mm | 16 | 2.7% | |
| 7.25 mm | 26 | 4.3% | |
| 7.50.mm | 53 | 8.8% | |
| 7.75 mm | 64 | 10.7% | |
| 8.00 mm | 381 | 63.5% | |
| 8.25 mm | 52 | 8.7% | |
| 8.50 mm | 8 | 1.3% | |
MKM – McCarey Kaufman medium; CSM – Cornisol medium; DM – Descemet membrane; ECD – endothelial cell density; §Overall tissue exchanged – 11 eyes (1.8%), #6 tissues – damaged during unscrolling; *5 tissues – damaged during DM peeling