Spontaneous resolution of Descemet membrane detachment following big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Yakov Goldich; David Zadok; Isaac Avni

doi:10.1177/112067210901900631

Spontaneous resolution of Descemet membrane detachment following big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Yakov Goldich^*, David Zadok, Isaac Avni

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PURPOSE. To report 2 cases of delayed spontaneous Descemet membrane (DM) reattachment following big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). METHODS. A 21-year-old man with keratoconus and a 36-year-old woman with corneal macular dystrophy underwent big-bubble DALK. No injury to DM was noted intraoperatively or postoperatively. Postoperatively, the patients developed central DM detachment with double anterior chamber formation. A nonsurgical conservative approach (waiting technique) was adopted. RESULTS. Three weeks postoperatively, the double anterior chamber resolved spontaneously with complete DM reattachment and a clear donor cornea. CONCLUSIONS. DM detachment and double anterior chamber following big-bubble DALK may resolve spontaneously.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1079-1081
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/112067210901900631
State	Published - 2009

Keywords

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
Descemet membrane detachment
Double anterior chamber

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Spontaneous resolution of Descemet membrane detachment following big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

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