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Intraoperative management of macroperforations of Descemet's membrane in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.
Spektrum der Augenheilkunde : Zeitschrift der Österreichischen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, ÖOG 2016
BACKGROUND: To describe a surgical approach for the completion of pre-descemetic deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (pdDALK) in the presence of a macroperforation of Descemet's membrane (DM).
METHODS: Using case notes, we recorded the details of the intra- and perioperative course of patients who underwent successful pdDALK in the presence of macroperforation. A literature search of pdDALK techniques available to the corneal surgeon in a similar scenario was undertaken.
RESULTS: In two very different scenarios with intra- or preoperative perforation of DM, a centripetal layered lamellar dissection was performed and allowed completion of pdDALK with a residual recipient central stromal thickness of 36 and 115 µm and good visual outcome.
CONCLUSION: Despite very different scenarios, a centripetal layered lamellar dissection offers an approach for the completion of pdDALK in the presence of a macroperforation.
METHODS: Using case notes, we recorded the details of the intra- and perioperative course of patients who underwent successful pdDALK in the presence of macroperforation. A literature search of pdDALK techniques available to the corneal surgeon in a similar scenario was undertaken.
RESULTS: In two very different scenarios with intra- or preoperative perforation of DM, a centripetal layered lamellar dissection was performed and allowed completion of pdDALK with a residual recipient central stromal thickness of 36 and 115 µm and good visual outcome.
CONCLUSION: Despite very different scenarios, a centripetal layered lamellar dissection offers an approach for the completion of pdDALK in the presence of a macroperforation.
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