Factors Associated with Endothelial Cell Density at One Year in the Diabetes Endothelial Keratoplasty Study.

Higher endothelial cell loss at 1 year after descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty is associated with endothelial cell damage following lenticule preparation, recipient indication other than fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, and intraoperative complications.

Estimating donor endothelial cell damage by trypan blue staining was an independent assessment of donor endothelial health that complemented endothelial cell density.