The German Keratoplasty Registry of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Corneal transplantation.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Corneal Transplantation. Basic parameters: 1 year — 100 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Trends in Corneal Transplantation From 2001 in Germany: Reports of the DOG-Section Cornea and Its Keratoplasty Registry
Overview
Aim of this study is to reflect on the changing trends in absolute numbers, surgical techniques and indications of corneal transplantations being performed in Germany. The Section Cornea of the German Ophthalmological Society provides interim-assessments on a regular basis about the most up-to-date results of this long-term study.
Interventions
- Procedure Corneal transplantation
PKP: Penetrating Keratoplasty DALK: Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty DMEK: Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty DSAEK: Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
Primary outcome measures
- An overview about absolute numbers of corneal transplantation in Germany. [Time frame: 01/01/2001 to 31/12/2031]
- An overview about trends in the various types of corneal transplantation in Germany. [Time frame: 01/01/2001 to 31/12/2031]
- An overview about indications for corneal transplantation in Germany. [Time frame: 01/01/2001 to 31/12/2031]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
All patients in Germany treated with the different types of corneal transplantation since 2001.
Exclusion criteria
Patients without corneal transplantation.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Department of Ophthalmology — Homburg
Publications
- Flockerzi E, Turner C, Seitz B, Collaborators GSG; GeKeR Study Group. Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty is the predominant keratoplasty procedure in Germany since 2016: a report of the DOG-section cornea and its keratoplasty registry. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 May 21;108(5):646-653. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-323162. PMID 37586835
- Flockerzi E, Maier P, Bohringer D, Reinshagen H, Kruse F, Cursiefen C, Reinhard T, Geerling G, Torun N, Seitz B; all German Keratoplasty Registry Contributors. Trends in Corneal Transplantation from 2001 to 2016 in Germany: A Report of the DOG-Section Cornea and its Keratoplasty Registry. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr;188:91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.01.018. Epub 2018 Feb 2. PMID 29410297
Identifiers
NCT: NCT03381794 · GeKeR