Utilization of Ophthalmic Technology and Advances in Endothelial Keratoplasty: A Case Report

The authors report a case of a 65-year-old male with corneal decompensation associated with poor vision with a recent history of cataract surgery.

A patient presented with complaints of poor vision in the left eye. The patient had undergone phacoemulsification surgery 4 months prior to presentation. The presenting best corrected vision was 20/400 in the left eye with the presence of corneal edema and central Descemet's membrane detachment (DMD) extending to the inferior two-thirds of the cornea with a fibrotic demarcation line separating detached Descemet's from intact, attached Descemet's.

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) confirmed the diagnosis of Type 1 DMD. The patient was managed with femtosecond laser-assisted descematorrhexis with intraoperative AS-OCT, and a ready preloaded Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty graft.

This report emphasizes that many technological advancements in the field can be employed to improve the outcomes of endothelial keratoplasty, especially when fibrosis is associated with the combined PDL and DMD.