Placoid choroidopathy after bilateral uncomplicated descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe a case of bilateral, sequential placoid choroidopathy following uncomplicated Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK).

Observations

A 49-year old woman presented with flashing lights and central visual field scotomas after undergoing uncomplicated DMEK combined with cataract surgery for Fuch's endothelial dystrophy in the right eye. She was found to have placoid choroidopathy responsive to systemic steroids and for which a comprehensive work-up was unrevealing. Three and a half months later, she underwent DMEK surgery in the fellow eye and again developed placoid choroidopathy in the operated eye. Work-up was again unrevealing and the lesion followed a similar course to the first eye on systemic steroids. Over the course of seven (right eye) a

SUBMITTER: Dohlman TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011037 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature