Incidence of cystoid macular edema after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine the incidence of cystoid macular edema (CME) after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).

Methods

This study included all consecutive patients operated in a Spanish tertiary reference hospital over a period of four years. A total of 55 eyes from 47 patients matched the selection criteria. CME was diagnosed clinically at the slit-lamp and confirmed by optical coherence tomography.

Results

Six cases of CME were diagnosed postoperatively, which represented an incidence of 11%. Three patients had previously undergone DSAEK alone (7%; 3/41) and the other three, DSAEK combined with phacoemulsification (21%; 3/14). Five out of six patients with CME responded to standard therapy.

Conclusion

CME is a possible complication after

SUBMITTER: Pedemonte-Sarrias E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5514269 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature