Delayed massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
OBJECTIVE
To report the development of a delayed massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).


METHODS
Retrospective case report.


RESULTS
A 70-year-old woman with a failed graft for keratoconus underwent DSAEK in the setting of continued systemic anticoagulation. On the first postoperative day, she experienced a massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Despite surgical drainage, the donor graft subsequently failed, and vision declined to light perception.


CONCLUSIONS
Massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage may occur as a rare complication of DSAEK.
Department of Ophthalmology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. skoenig@mcw.edu
Steven B
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Koenig
D000368:Aged; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D057111:Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity