The German Keratoplasty Registry of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)

Universität des Saarlandes

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Corneal Transplantation

Treatments: Procedure: Corneal transplantation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03381794

GeKeR

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 100,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients in Germany treated with the different types of corneal transplantation since 2001.

Exclusion criteria

Patients without corneal transplantation.

Trial design

100,000 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with corneal transplantation

Description:

Aim is to include all patients in Germany treated with the different types of corneal transplantation.

Treatment:

Procedure: Corneal transplantation