Intracorneal hypopyon within a DSAEK graft.

Angelica Piccini1, Jia Yin1, Levi N Kanu1

  • 1From the Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Piccini, Yin, Kanu); Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts (Yin, Kanu); Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey (Piccini).

JCRS Online Case Reports
|September 11, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Intracorneal hypopyon, an unusual collection of inflammatory cells within the cornea, can occur after Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is key to differentiating it from persistent infiltrates.