Open AccessEvaluation of Descemet’s Membrane Detachment Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
Author(s) -
Halil Hüseyin Çağatay,
Metin Ekinci,
Yaran Koban,
Hüseyin Çelik,
Mehmet Ersin Oba
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
türk oftalmoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2147-2661
pISSN - 1300-0659
DOI - 10.4274/tjo.35762
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , descemet's membrane , ophthalmology , materials science , medicine , cornea
We report the use of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) in Descemet’s membrane detachment (DMD). A patient\udwho developed DMD after uneventful cataract surgery with posterior chamber lens implantation is presented in this case report. At the\udfollow-up examination after cataract surgery, slit-lamp evaluation showed stromal striae, but it was impossible to diagnose the DMD\uddue to the corneal edema. ASOCT imaging of the cornea revealed a DMD, and the patient underwent intracameral air injection to the\udanterior chamber through the site which was identified as intact by ASOCT. Follow-up ASOCT imaging revealed the reattachment of the\udDescemet’s membrane and reduced corneal thickness. If DMD is suspected in any cases, ASOCT can be useful to document and follow\udthe postsurgical detachment of DMD and also to determine the site, configuration, and extent of the DMD, thus guiding the treatment\udmethod and monitoring the treatment outcome. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2014; 44: 407-9