PMC2810582_01
A small Descemet's membrane detachment in the superonasal area.
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F1
The corneal edema had improved but the slit lamp exam revealed DMD at the superonasal area (Fig. 1).
PMC2810582_02
A. A large Descemet's membrane detachment after cataract surgery. B. Anterior chamber air injection was done to help reattach Descemet's membrane.
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F2
Five days after surgery, her visual acuity decreased to 20/25 and the temporal cornea was edematous with a large DMD (Fig. 2A). On the next day, the patient underwent an intracameral air injection in the operating room (Fig. 2B).
PMC2810582_03
A. A large Descemet's membrane detachment. B. C3F8 gas injection was done to help reattach Descemet's membrane.
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F3
Slit lamp examination showed extensive DMD with only a small portion of attached endothelium in the center of the cornea (Fig. 3A). The interface fluid between the Descemet's membrane and the stroma was removed using an ab externo stab incision of the corneal stroma in mid-periphery (Fig. 3B).