Treatment of Descemet's membrane detachment after primary Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty during surgery using intraoperative optical coherence tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To present a novel microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography (iOCT)-guided surgical technique wherein Descemet's membrane detachment (DMD), occurring during vitrectomy, was treated intraoperatively in a patient who had previously undergone Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).

Observations

The surgical technique was performed on a 75-year-old man with a history of DSAEK to intraoperatively treat DMD, which occurred during vitrectomy in the left eye. A fine needle mounted on a syringe was inserted into the supra-Descemet's space under iOCT guidance. The location of the needle was easily identified by its high reflection. The interface fluid was safely aspirated under excellent visualization of the needle tip and the interface. Succe

SUBMITTER: Eguchi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature