DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20174092

Simultaneous management of Aphakia and Descemet’s membrane detachment after a complicated cataract surgery

Arjun Srirampur, Swathi Shiva, Gangaprasad Amula, Anupama Kalwad

Abstract


This report is about an elderly female with surgical aphakia and Descemet’s membrane detachment following an eventful cataract surgery undergoing a combined procedure of descemetopexy and intraocular lens placement in same sitting.

Keywords


Descemet’s membrane, Descemetopexy, Aphakia

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