Double Descemet's membrane in penetrating keratoplasty

E Arenas Archila; M F Ramirez Cabrera; A Mieth Alviar

Double Descemet's membrane in penetrating keratoplasty

Refract Corneal Surg. 1993 Jan-Feb;9(1):65-6.

Authors

E Arenas Archila¹, M F Ramirez Cabrera, A Mieth Alviar

Affiliation

¹ Section of Ophthalmology, Fundación Santa Fé, Bogotá, Colombia.

PMID: 8481376

Abstract

A rare complication of penetrating keratoplasty is incomplete removal of the host Descemet's membrane, which can progressively become opaque. Utilizing a Nd:YAG laser, we opened the opaque membrane, improving visual acuity from 20/400 to 20/100.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Corneal Opacity / etiology*
Descemet Membrane / surgery*
Humans
Keratoplasty, Penetrating / adverse effects*
Laser Therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Visual Acuity