title: Intracameral C(3)F(8) injection for descemet membrane detachment after phacoemulsification in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of Descemet membrane detachment (DMD) after cataract surgery in an operated case of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK).
  
  
  METHODS
  Phacoemulsification surgery with intraocular lens implantation was performed in the left eye of a 65-year-old woman who had previously undergone DALK. DMD was noted intraoperatively, for which intracameral injection of air was done at the end of surgery. On the first postoperative day, DMD was seen, and hence, intracameral 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF(6)) gas was injected. Because the DMD did not resolve, intracameral 14% C(3)F(8) gas was injected on the seventh postoperative day.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the 3-week follow-up, complete resolution of DMD was seen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DMD that occurs during phacoemulsification in a case that has previously undergone DALK can be effectively and safely resolved using intracameral C(3)F(8) gas injection.
authors.affiliation: Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rashim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mannan
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jhanji
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Jeewan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Titiyal
authors.forename: Rasik B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Vajpayee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000187:drug effects; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren