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Abstract #15646 Published in IGR 2-3

Descemet membrane detachment after viscocanalostomy

Ünlü K; Aksünger A
American Journal of Ophthalmology 2000; 130: 833-834


PURPOSE: To report a case that developed a large Descemet's membrane detachment after viscocanalostomy. METHODS: Case report. A 60-year-old man with primary open-angle glaucoma underwent viscocanalostomy RE. One day after surgery, a small, localized detachment of Descemet's membrane was present at the operation site. Six months after surgery, he had a large superior Descemet's membrane detachment involving his visual axis. RESULTS: Descemet's membrane remained attached after descemetopexy with sodium hyaluronate and air. Final visual acuity was 20/80, and intraocular pressure was 17 mmHg without medication. CONCLUSIONS: Detachment of Descemet's membrane should be recognized as a potential complication of viscocanalostomy.

Dr. K. Ünlü, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakur, Turkey


Classification:

12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)



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