Graft detachments in endothelial keratoplasty.

Graft detachments in endothelial keratoplasty. Br J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jan 04;: Authors: Deshmukh R, Nair S, Ting DSJ, Agarwal T, Beltz J, Vajpayee RB Abstract Graft detachment is the most common complication of endothelial keratoplasty. With the ongoing advancements in the field of endothelial keratoplasty, our understanding of risk factors of graft detachments and its management has been evolving. Various prevention measures have been described in literature including presoaking the donor graft, anterior chamber tamponade, venting incisions, sutures to prevent dislocation of graft. Management of a detached graft involves secondary interventions such as rebubbling, suturing and regrafts. In this review, we discuss graft detachment in different types of endothelial keratoplasty techniques including Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty, Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty and Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty; with emphasis on incidence, risk factors, preventive measures and their management. PMID: 33397659 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: research