Air-assisted Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty with posterior chamber iris-fixation of aphakic iris-claw intraocular lens.
We report a combination of surgical techniques during Descemet-stripping automated endoithelial keratoplasty and intraocular lens (IOL) exchange in patients with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and angle-supported anterior chamber IOLs. During this procedure, the anterior chamber IOL is exchanged for a posterior chamber iris-claw IOL enclavated to the posterior iris; the anterior chamber is kept filled with air using an air-fluid exchange machine during descemetorhexis and insertion of the donor endothelial disk.
Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Cornea & Anterior Segment Service, Tehran, Iran. karimianf@yahoo.com
Farid
F
Karimian
Mohammad Mahdi
MM
Sadoughi
D000388:Air; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D057111:Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular