Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty graft in-the-bag posterior dislocation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe a case of a dislocated Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) graft retained in-the-bag removed with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).

Methods

Case report.

Results

A 69- year-old pseudophakic male who underwent a repeat DSAEK due to bullous keratopathy in the setting of multiple previous ocular surgeries presented with a vision of counting fingers. Upon examination a DSAEK graft was appreciated behind the intraocular lens obscuring the visual axis and presumed to be in the anterior vitreous. The patient underwent a 23-gauge vitrectomy and after a posterior capsulotomy, the dislocated graft was removed with a 23-gauge vitrector without complications. Best corrected visual acuity was 20/50 six months after the PPV.

Conclusions

SUBMITTER: Levine H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9547035 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature