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Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was measured. Visual acuity factor (VAF) and glare factor (GF) scores were calculated using the Visual Function and Corneal Health Status Instrument questionnaire answered by patients before surgery and 6\u00a0months thereafter. Subgroup analyses were performed for DMEK versus triple-DMEK, and for first versus second eyes, in addition to correlation analyses of scores with preoperative BCVA.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Forty-six patients were included in this analysis. VAF score improved from 0.68\u2009\u00b1\u20090.54 to 0.02\u2009\u00b1\u20090.57 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) and GF score improved from 0.53\u2009\u00b1\u20090.43 to\u2009-0.11\u2009\u00b1\u20090.39 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) during follow-up. Both scores improved without significant differences after surgery in the first and in the fellow eye (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) and after DMEK and triple-DMEK (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). The improvement of scores did not correlate with preoperative BCVA (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.06, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.68 for VAF; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2009-0.09, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.54 for GF).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>VRQL improves similarly after DMEK and triple-DMEK and between first and second operated eye. The extent of improvement is independent of the preoperative BCVA. 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