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PURPOSES: To describe a case of hemorrhagic Descemet membrane detachment following canaloplasty and to discuss its management using neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser Descemet membranotomy. METHODS: Interventional case report. RESULTS: A 71-year-old woman with chronic open-angle glaucoma developed a hemorrhagic Descemet detachment after combined phacoemulsification, intraocular lens insertion, and canaloplasty. The hematoma did not improve with initial expectant management. Two and a half weeks after surgery, the Nd:YAG laser was applied to create a break in the Descemet membrane in the region of the hematoma. The intracorneal blood quickly dissipated into the anterior chamber. Visual acuity improved to 20/20. The endothelial cell count was 2342 cells per square millimeter 4 years after the surgery. Pachymetry did not show any long-term alterations as a result of the Nd:YAG treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Hemorrhagic Descemet detachment is an uncommon complication after canaloplasty. Nd:YAG Descemet membranotomy is a successful means of clearing the hematoma and thus can prevent further complications, such as corneal blood staining.
Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. marie-claude.robert.2@umontreal.ca
Full article12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
12.14.3 Phacoemulsification (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.14 Combined cataract extraction and glaucoma surgery)