title: Late repeat Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the outcomes of 2 patients who underwent repeat Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) 13 and 23 months after their primary surgeries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two patients underwent repeat DSAEK for late graft failure at approximately 1 and 2 years, respectively. The operative procedure involved removing the failed graft and replacing it with new donor tissue.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The postoperative visual recovery was similar to the visual outcomes of primary DSAEK surgery, with both patients achieving 20/30 or better best spectacle-corrected visual acuity within 3 months. There were no signs of interface scarring after surgical removal of the failed donor disc.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Late repeat DSAEK can result in rapid visual recovery without interface scarring.
authors.affiliation: Gorovoy MD Eye Specialists, Ft Myers, FL, USA. mgorovoy@gorovoyeye.com
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gorovoy
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Meisler
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Dupps
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity