Treatment of Descemet’s membrane detachment after cataract surgery with 20% SF₆

• Autores: F. Pérez Roca, Santiago Sánchez Legaza, Juan Francisco Ramos López
• Localización: Journal of Emmetropia: Journal of Cataract, Refractive and Corneal Surgery, ISSN-e 2171-4703, Vol. 2, Nº. 1, 2011, págs. 49-50
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Symptomatic detachment of Descemet's membrane is a rare complication of ocular surgery, especially in cases where there is excessive manipulation of the incisions, with application of mechanical forces on the cornea that separate Descemet's membrane from the stroma. If not treated early, detachment can trigger major complications such as chronic corneal edema which can have fatal consequences for vision.

    Various methods have been used in its treatment: watchful waiting, repair with viscoelastic, transcorneal flap suture, air injection, 20% SF6, or 14% C3F8 in the anterior chamber.

    Some cases with poor response to treatment may even require repair by keratoplasty