Endothelial cell density after Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK)
| The causes of bullous keratopathy | Endothelial cell density (cells/mm2) | |||
| Baseline | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |
| FECD | 2868 (2504–3325) | 2044 (1303–2434) | 1595 (655–2349) | 1054 (504–2303) |
| (n=17) | (n=17) | (n=16) | (n=16) | |
| Non-FECD | 2937 (2306–3673) | 1943 (500–2938) | 1469 (454–2627) | 1137 (348–2517) |
| (n=94) | (n=93) | (n=86) | (n=82) | |
| Glaucoma with bleb | 2978 (2519–3642) | 1731 (800–2569) | 1292 (529–2054) | 756 (500–1082) |
| (n=19) | (n=19) | (n=13) | (n=8) | |
| Total | 2934 (2306–3673) | 1925 (500–2938) | 1467 (454–2627) | 1096 (348–2517) |
| (n=130) | (n=129) | (n=115) | (n=106) | |
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD); non-FECD, laser iridotomy-induced bullous keratopathy (LI-BK), pseudophakic BK (PBK), aphakic BK (ABK), corneal endotheliitis, pseudoexfoliation keratopathy, iridocorneal endothelial syndrome, trauma-induced BK, BK after Sato-type anterior-posterior corneal refractive surgery and BK due to unknown causes; glaucoma with bleb, bullous keratopathy with history of trabeculectomy or tube-shunt surgery