Excimer laser assisted Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty in iridocorneal endothelial syndrome

Abstract Case report A 42-year-old female diagnosed with essential iris atrophy complained of visual decrease in the right eye. Examination revealed moderate corneal edema, folds in Descemet's membrane, polycoria, corectopia, and iris atrophy. Excimer laser assisted Descemet stripping endotheli...

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Published in:Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English ed.) 2013-08, Vol.88 (8), p.316-319
Main Authors: Capote, A, Cárdenas, T, Cruz, D, Hernández, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atrofia esencial del iris
Endothelial keratoplasty
Essential iris atrophy
Excimer laser
Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome
Láser de excímero
Ophthalmology
Queratoplastia endotelial
Síndrome iridocorneoendotelial
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Summary:Abstract Case report A 42-year-old female diagnosed with essential iris atrophy complained of visual decrease in the right eye. Examination revealed moderate corneal edema, folds in Descemet's membrane, polycoria, corectopia, and iris atrophy. Excimer laser assisted Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty was performed, with a good corneal transparency and a significant visual improvement being obtained. Discussion The results one year after the surgery, with visual acuity of 0.4, clear lens, pachymetry of 580 μm and cylinder of 0.5 D, with low endothelial cell loss, suggest that further studies are required to evaluate the efficacy of this technique in patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.
ISSN:2173-5794
2173-5794
DOI:10.1016/j.oftale.2013.09.006