Descemet's Membrane Dehiscence Resulting From Misdirected Viscoelastic During Anterior Chamber Reformation

Edward Chay; Ghulam Dastgir; Wayne Scott; Douglas Lazzaro

doi:10.1097/ICL.0000000000000378

Descemet's Membrane Dehiscence Resulting From Misdirected Viscoelastic During Anterior Chamber Reformation

Eye Contact Lens. 2018 Sep:44 Suppl 1:S355-S357. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000378.

Authors

Edward Chay¹, Ghulam Dastgir, Wayne Scott, Douglas Lazzaro

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology (E.C.), Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Ophthalmology (G.D.), Northwell Health Physician Partners, Great Neck, NY; Department of Ophthalmology (W.S.), State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY; and Department of Ophthalmology (D.L.), State University of New York Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY and NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.

PMID: 28617727
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000378

Abstract

We report a case of Descemet's membrane detachment after inadvertent intrastromal injection of hyaluronic acid. Surgical removal was attempted with minimal but slow improvement. Near-complete resolution occurred with subsequent conservative management within 6 weeks.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Corneal Diseases / diagnosis
Corneal Diseases / etiology*
Corneal Stroma
Descemet Membrane / pathology*
Descemet Membrane / surgery
Female
Filtering Surgery / adverse effects*
Glaucoma / therapy*
Humans
Hyaluronic Acid / administration & dosage
Hyaluronic Acid / adverse effects*
Injections
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Viscosupplements / administration & dosage
Viscosupplements / adverse effects

Substances

Viscosupplements
Hyaluronic Acid