Annadanam A, Soeken T, Shah M, Nallasamy N. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in a patient with iris-fixated intraocular lens and prior radial keratotomy: a case report.
BMC Ophthalmol 2021;
21:340. [PMID:
34544369 PMCID:
PMC8454097 DOI:
10.1186/s12886-021-02103-1]
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Abstract
Background
Anterior segment surgeries such as cataract surgery, intraocular lens (IOL) repositioning, and radial keratotomy (RK) may hasten endothelial dysfunction, particularly in the context of pre-existing Fuchs dystrophy, necessitating future corneal transplantation.
Case presentation
A 68-year-old woman with a history of RK with associated irregular astigmatism in both eyes and iris-fixated intraocular lens (IF-IOL) in the left eye presented with six months of decreased vision in the left eye. She was found to have Fuchs dystrophy and underwent DMEK surgery. She had an uncomplicated postoperative course, with uncorrected visual acuity improving to 20/20 three months after surgery.
Conclusion
To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a highly successful DMEK surgery in a patient with prior RK and IF-IOL.
Supplementary Information
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12886-021-02103-1.
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