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Extensive detachment of Descemet membrane after holmium laser sclerostomy
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216, USA.
Purpose:
To describe a corneal complication and its surgical repair after holmium laser sclerostomy.
Method:
A 63-year-old woman had extensive detachment of Descemet membrane 3 months after holmium laser sclerostomy. The authors describe the case history of a detached Descemet membrane secondary to holmium laser sclerostomy and its subsequent repair.
Results:
The patient achieved a visual acuity of 20/20 in the involved eye after descemetopexy with sodium hyaluronate and air combined with suturing.
Conclusions:
Detachment of the Descemet membrane should be recognized as a potential complication of holmium laser sclerostomy. Suturing should be considered as a method of repair if there is not spontaneous reattachment of the Descemet membrane.
