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Successful Treatment of Post-Phacoemulsification Descemet’s Membrane Detachment Assessed by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography: A Case Report
- Source :
- Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 611-615 (2021), Case Reports in Ophthalmology
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Karger Publishers, 2021.
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Abstract
- Descemet’s membrane detachment (DMD) is a rare but serious complication of phacoemulsification surgery. A small DMD may resolve spontaneously, but extensive DMD often requires intracameral injection of air, nonexpansile gases, or expansile gases. A 92-year-old man who underwent phacoemulsification and aspiration with intraocular lens placement in the right eye had significantly reduced visual acuity, with a hazy cornea after surgery. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) examination revealed extensive DMD throughout the cornea. He was treated with intracameral injection of 20% sulfur hexafluoride. As a result, the Descemet membrane was successfully reattached, and the corneal edema resolved. AS-OCT was helpful in confirming the presence and extent of DMD, provided useful information to determine the appropriate treatment, and was useful for monitoring DMD.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
genetic structures
medicine.medical_treatment
descemet’s membrane detachment
Case Report
Intraocular lens
Optical coherence tomography
Ophthalmology
Cornea
medicine
gas tamponade
anterior segment optical coherence tomography
Reduced visual acuity
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Phacoemulsification
cataract surgery
Cataract surgery
RE1-994
eye diseases
Descemet's membrane
medicine.anatomical_structure
Descemet's membrane detachment
sense organs
business
Complication
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16632699
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a6848ea3e864fbe0de477c248a603f11