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Main outcome measure was 10-year graft survival with RSF analysis of factors associated with graft failure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mean age was 68 \u00b1 11 years, 47.6% male, in our predominantly Chinese (76.6%) Asian cohort, with more BK compared to FED (62.2 vs. 37.8%,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.001). Overall 10-year survival for DSAEK was superior to PK (73.6 vs. 50.9%, log-rank<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.001). RSF based on VIMP (best Harrell C statistic: 0.701) with multivariable modeling revealed that BK (HR:2.84, 95%CI:1.89\u20134.26;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.001), PK (HR: 1.64, 95%CI:1.19\u20132.27;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0.002), male recipients (HR:1.75, 95%CI:1.31\u20132.34;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.001) and poor pre-operative visual acuity (HR: 1.60, 95%CI:1.15\u20132.22,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0.005) were associated with graft failure. Ten-year cumulative incidence of complications such as immune-mediated graft rejection (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.001), epitheliopathy (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.001), and wound dehiscence (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0.002) were greater in the PK compared to the DSAEK group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In our study, RSF combined with Cox regression was superior to traditional regression techniques alone in analyzing a large number of high-dimensional factors associated with 10-year corneal graft survival in Asian eyes with cornea endothelial disease.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2022.831352","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,2]],"date-time":"2022-06-02T05:21:04Z","timestamp":1654147264000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Machine Learning to Analyze Factors Associated With Ten-Year 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