Results: 12

New surgical maneuver to position the graft in a descemet stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty surgery

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a new surgical maneuver to position the graft in a Descemet Stripping with Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) surgery. Methods: Case series. Results: This technique allows a correct repositioning of the graft in a minimally invasive way. Conclusion: This new su...

Trigeminal neuralgia after corneal transplantation - a case report

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT Description of a patient with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy submitted to a corneal transplant, performed by Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, which evolved with sudden, paroxysmal pain in the frontotemporal region, postoperatively. Due to the ophthalmologic picture of the patient, the at...

Aplanamento corneano após DMEK associado a facoemulsificação em paciente com distrofia endotelial de Fuchs, ceratocone e catarata

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2020
Resumo Descrição de relato de caso de paciente com ceratocone (KC), Distrofia Endotelial de Fuchs (DEF) e catarata concomitantes com descompensação corneana submetido a Ceratoplastia Lamelar Posterior pela técnica Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) associado a facoemulsificação co...

Descemets membrane endothelial keratoplasty for acute corneal hydrops: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Here, we describe the result of a Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty for acute corneal hydrops in a 45-year-old female with keratoconus, who presented with severe visual loss in her OS. The patient's best-corrected visual acuity was 20/80 in the right eye and hand motion in the OS. Sli...

Aspectos qualitativos das rupturas e afinamentos da membrana de Descemet no exame histopatológico

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (5), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: Descrever os diferentes tipos de rupturas e afinamentos da membrana de Descemet encontrados no exame histopatológico, questionando uma possível relação entre eles. Métodos: Estudo observacional, transversal, retrospectivo e descritivo de botões corneanos provenientes de ceratopla...

Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK): intraoperative and postoperative complications and clinical results

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the complications and clinical results of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with endothelial failure that occurred during the learning curve of a surgeon. Methods: Fifty eyes of 50 patients with DMEK and ≥6 months of follow-up were include...

Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in multifocal pseudophakic eyes

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: This report describes the use of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty for the management of endothelial decompensation after multifocal intraocular lens implantation. Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed and assessed the surgical outcomes of 9 patients (9 eyes) who ...

Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty with a simplified technique and low complication rate: the samba technique

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: We report a simplified Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) technique that involves safe and effective preparation and introduction, correct orientation, and easy unfolding of the donor graft inside the recipient anterior chamber. Methods: In this retrospective study, w...

Comparison of 20% sulfur hexafluoride with air for intraocular tamponade in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the effect of 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) with that of air on graft detachment rates for intraocular tamponade in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Methods: Forty-two eyes of patients who underwent DMEK by a single surgeon (A.S.J.) at Wilmer Eye Institute...

LASIK hipermetrópico pós-DSAEK (Descement Stripping Automated Endotelial Keratoplasty)

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (4), 2016
RESUMO O DSAEK (Descemet stripping automated endotelial Keratoplasty) é um dos procedimentos de escolha para tratamento das doenças que acometem o endotélio corneano. Apesar do sucesso terapêutico, o procedimento pode induzir uma hipermetropia residual. Em média a refração se estabiliza em um per...