Temporary Filtering Bleb Failure Induced by Anterior Chamber Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas: A Complication after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

Temporary Filtering Bleb Failure Induced by Anterior Chamber Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas: A Complication after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

Herein, we report two clinical cases with acute temporary filtering bleb obstruction by gas tamponade after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery and postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) peaks. Both patients underwent uncomplicated DMEK surgery with 20% sulfur hexafluoride (S...

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Main Authors: Philip Enders, Georgia Avgitidou, Ludwig M. Heindl, Thomas S. Dietlein, Claus Cursiefen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
Sulfur hexafluoride gas tamponade
Filtration bleb
Glaucoma
Postoperative intraocular pressure peak
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