Persistent interface fluid syndrome.
We present an unusual case of persistent interface fluid that would not resolve despite normal intraocular pressure and corneal endothelial replacement with Descemet-stripping endothelial keratoplasty. Dissection, elevation, and repositioning of the laser in situ keratomileusis flap were required to resolve the interface fluid. Circumferential corneal graft-host margin scar formation acting as a mechanical strut may have been the cause of the intractable interface fluid.
Hoffman
Richard S
RS
Hoffman & Packer LLC, Eugene, OR 97403, USA. rshoffman@finemd.com <rshoffman@finemd.com>
Fine
I Howard
IH
Packer
Mark
M
D000368:Aged; D001826:Body Fluids; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000473:pathology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013577:Syndrome; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence