Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2017

Management of Descemet’s membrane detachment by descemetopexy using C3F8

Dr. Raina Marietta Anto, Dr. Hrishikesh Amin

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 Descemet’s memane detachment is an uncommon condition with a wide range of etiologies; the most common being a localized detachment occurring during cataract surgery. DM detachment is an important cause of surgery related corneal edema which may lead to irreversible corneal decompensation. Prompt recognition and management of this complication may lead to a better visual outcome. In the present case, a middle aged man presented with blurring of vision 3 weeks after having undergone right eye cataract surgery. Anterior segment examination showed corneal edema and DM detachment. It was managed under topical anaesthesia with an intracameral injection of 3 parts of perfluoropropane (C3F8) and 1 part of air to fill 1/3 rd of Anterior chamber. By the second day the gas expanded to fill the entire anterior chamber. At the end of three weeks’ follow up patient had a BCVA of 6/9, with a clear cornea and an intact descemet’s memane.

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Dr. Raina Marietta Anto, Dr. Hrishikesh Amin, Management of Descemet¥s membrane detachment by descemetopexy using C3F8, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2017

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