Descemet′s membrane detachment managed with perfluro-n-octane liquid

• Main Authors: M Ashok Kumar, Vanaja Vaithianathan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Band-shaped keratopathy; corneal dystrophy; phototherapeutic keratectomy; phototherapeutic keratectomy with amniotic membrane grafts; scar; and Salzmann nodular degeneration; Kaplan Meier survival analysis; multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Regression analysis; optical penetrating keratoplasties; Myopia; phakic refractive intraocular lens; refractive surgery; 23-Gauge vitrectomy; rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; sutureless vitrectomy; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; endothelial cell density; keratoconus; penetrating keratoplasty; Anterior chamber contamination; cataract surgery; conjunctival flora; diabetics; Cardiovascular disease; diabetes; diabetic retinopathy; framingham risk score; Central macular thickness; multifocal electroretinogram; normative database; optical coherence tomography; Macular microhole; microperimetry; spectral domain optical coherence tomography; Age-related macular degeneration; choroidal neovascularization; photodynamic therapy; vitreous traction; Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty with a stromal rim; endothelial keratoplasty; posterior lamellar keratoplasty; posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy; Indocyanine green angiogram; intravitreal bevacizumab; laser photocoagulation; peripheral hemorrhagic exudative chorioretinopathy; polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy; Anterior segment optical coherence tomography; B-scan ultrasonography; phacocele; ultrasound biomicroscopy; Microperimetry; retinal detachment; spontaneous resolution; traumatic macular hole; Magnetic resonance imaging; ocular; orbital; trauma; Descemet′s detachment; perfluro-n-octane; Perflurocarbon liquid
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2012;volume=60;issue=1;spage=71;epage=72;aulast=Kumar
• ISSN: 0301-4738; 1998-3689

We report the case of a 68-year-old male who developed Descemet′s membrane detachment after temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification which did not settle with air or viscoelastic injection. The Descemet′s membrane was successfully reattached with restoration of 20/50 vision with the help of perfluro-n-octane liquid. To our knowledge, this is the first such case to be reported.