Impact of <i>TCF4</i> Repeat Number on Resolution of Corneal Edema after Descemet’s Stripping Only in Fuchs Dystrophy: A Pilot Study

Impact of <i>TCF4</i> Repeat Number on Resolution of Corneal Edema after Descemet’s Stripping Only in Fuchs Dystrophy: A Pilot Study

Purpose: To investigate whether Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) genotype, specifically transcription factor 4 (<i>TCF4)</i> CTG triplet repeat “load” predicts time to clearance following Descemet’s Stripping Only (DSO). Methods: This prospective, interventional trial was condu...

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Main Authors: Natasha Spiteri, Nino Hirnschall, Katherine van Bysterveldt, Alec Lin Hou, Gregory Moloney, Matthew Ball, Andrea L. Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Vision
Subjects:
descemetorhexis
descemet stripping only (DSO)
fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
<i>TCF4</i> repeat
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/5/4/47

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