Tectonic Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty for corneal perforation

Aoife Smyth; Grace Anne McCabe; Patrick Murtagh; Elizabeth Margaret McElnea

doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-247345

Tectonic Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty for corneal perforation

BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Apr 22;15(4):e247345. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247345.

Authors

Aoife Smyth¹, Grace Anne McCabe², Patrick Murtagh³, Elizabeth Margaret McElnea⁴

Affiliations

¹ Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
² Ophthalmology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
³ Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Ophthalmology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland [email protected].

Abstract

We report the use of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) for the treatment of sterile corneal perforation after trauma. In an eye with corneal perforation and cataract due to trauma, cataract surgery and DSAEK were performed. Corneal integrity was promptly restored and the patient avoided tectonic anterior lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty. DSAEK may be performed for the management of corneal perforation.

Keywords: Anterior chamber; Ophthalmology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cataract*
Cornea / surgery
Corneal Diseases* / surgery
Corneal Perforation* / etiology
Corneal Perforation* / surgery
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty*
Endothelium, Corneal / surgery
Humans
Keratoplasty, Penetrating