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Intracameral Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas Injection and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for Treatment of Descemet Membrane Detachment After Phacoemulsification Surgery

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Department of Ophthalmology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan, Türkiye

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Department of Ophthalmology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye

Arch Basic Clin Res 2023; 5: 218-221
DOI: 10.5152/ABCR.2023.220818
Read: 1217 Downloads: 443 Published: 02 February 2023

The aim of this study is to present a case series of 4 patients with Descemet membrane detachment after cataract surgery. Reattachment was achieved in 3 of 4 cases (75%) with a single intracameral sulfur hexafluoride injection. Case 4 had a longterm Descemet membrane detachment that was adherent to other anterior segment structures and thus unresponsive to repetitive intracameral gas injections. Therefore, a successful Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty was performed on this patient. A 10% sulfur hexafluoride injection seems to be a safe and effective method for uncomplicated Descemet membrane detachment; however, Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty surgery should be favored in complicated cases unresponsive to intracameral injections.

Cite this article as: Bayrakçeken K, Aydın B. Intracameral sulfur hexafluoride gas injection and descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty for treatment of descemet membrane detachment after phacoemulsification surgery. Arch Basic Clin Res., 2023;5(1):218-221.

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