Open AccessLate onset Descemet's membrane detachment: 15 years after limbal lensectomy with vitrectomy for ROP
Author(s) -
Ekta Rishi,
Bhaskar Srinivasan,
Niharika Singh,
Lingam Gopal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_725_18
Subject(s) - medicine , vitrectomy , ophthalmology , retinal detachment , retinopathy of prematurity , phacoemulsification , descemet's membrane , cornea , surgery , retinal , visual acuity , gestational age , pregnancy , genetics , biology
A case of stage 4B retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after successful retinal reattachment surgery with maintained vision presented with hazy cornea with spontaneous Descemet's membrane detachment (DMD) 15 years after the surgery, requiring Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) to restore vision. There are reports of late spontaneous DMD after phacoemulsification or previous corneal surgeries. This report is unique as there is no published literature of spontaneous DMD after limbal surgery for ROP when searched in PubMed. The immature Descemet's membrane (DM), surgical intervention and changes in immature DM with age would have contributed to spontaneous DMD and warrant a long-term follow-up of premature kids.