TY - JOUR
TI - Treatment of anterior corneal scarring, following DSAEK graft failure,
with combined graft exchange and phototherapeutic keratectomy
AU - Kymionis, George
AU - Oikonomakis, Konstantinos
AU - Petrelli, Myrsini and
AU - Andreanos, Konstantinos
AU - Mouchtouris, Andreas
AU - Georgalas, Ilias
JO - Eye and Vision
PY - 2017
VL - 4
TODO - null
SP - null
PB - BMC
SN - 2326-0254
TODO - 10.1186/s40662-017-0078-6
TODO - DSAEK failure; Anterior corneal scar; Graft exchange; Phototherapeutic
keratectomy
TODO - Background: To present a method, alternative to penetrating
keratoplasty, for the restoration of impaired corneal clarity with
anterior stromal scarring following long-standing corneal graft failure.
Case presentation: A 48-year old female who had previously underwent
Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) for the
treatment of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, presented with
long-standing corneal oedema and anterior corneal scarring. A
significant improvement in corrected distance visual acuity was
demonstrated, as corneal clarity was restored following graft exchange
and phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK).
Conclusions: The combination of corneal graft exchange and
phototherapeutic keratectomy may represent an effective therapeutic
option for long-standing corneal oedema with concomitant anterior
corneal scarring after failure of a DSAEK graft.
ER -