From the American Academy of Ophthalmology

This retrospective consecutive series included 142 Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgeries in which 87 patients were evaluated using AS-OCT at one hour, one week, one month, three months and six months after surgery. The one-hour scan showed the best predictive value on six-month graft adherence status. The combined information of the one-hour and one-week scans may facilitate decision making about surgical reintervention after DMEK. Although complete graft detachments are relatively rare, the authors say it can be managed with a re-DMEK or DSEK/DSAEK within the first six months after the initial DMEK. Ophthalmology, February 2013