Intraoperative fibrin formation during Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) cases complicated by spontaneous intraoperative fibrin formation.

Methods

DMEK surgeries performed at two centers using a standardized technique were reviewed retrospectively for the occurrence of intraoperative fibrin formation. Cases were assessed for recipient medical history, donor age, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), intraoperative unscrolling time, 6-month endothelial cell loss (ECL), and the course of the mate donor cornea.

Results

In this review of 868 cases of standardized DMEK surgery with surgical peripheral iridotomy, 32 eyes of 29 patients (3.7%) were complicated by the formation of intraoperative fibrin formation, including 3 patients that developed fibrin in both eyes.

SUBMITTER: Benage M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7149398 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature