Double Descemet's membrane in penetrating keratoplasty.
A rare complication of penetrating keratoplasty is incomplete removal of the host Descemet's membrane, which can progressively become opaque. Utilizing a Nd:YAG laser, we opened the opaque membrane, improving visual acuity from 20/400 to 20/100.
Arenas Archila
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Section of Ophthalmology, Fundación Santa Fé, Bogotá, Colombia.
Ramirez Cabrera
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Mieth Alviar
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D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000209:etiology*; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity