title: Late detachment of donor graft after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
abstract: We describe the case of an 85-year-old man with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) was performed, and 6 weeks postoperatively, subtle separation of the 2 corneal layers was noted. To our knowledge, this case of post-DSAEK graft detachment involves the longest interval between surgery and successful reattachment. It provides new insight into the survival of detached grafts following DSAEK, as well as a possible treatment for this complication.
authors.affiliation: Villa Serena Hospital, Forlì, Italy. mbusin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Busin
authors.forename: Priya R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000637:transplantation*; D005642:Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D016683:Supine Position; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014019:Tissue Donors