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Influence of Donor Factors on Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) Graft Preparation Outcome

Silvia Schrittenlocher1 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, NRW, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jithmi Weliwitage2 University of Cologne, Institute for Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), Cologne, NRW, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-6596-6680View further author information
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Mario Matthaei1 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, NRW, GermanyView further author information
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Björn Bachmann1 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, NRW, GermanyView further author information
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Claus Cursiefen1 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, NRW, Germany;3 University of Cologne, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Cologne, NRW, GermanyView further author information
Pages 793-797 | Received 19 Nov 2023, Accepted 15 Feb 2024, Published online: 11 Mar 2024

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