Sustained descemetocele management with Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) treatment
To report a case of a 67-year-old male who was successfully managed over a 7-year period for descemetocele secondary to ocular graft versus host disease (oGVHD) using Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) treatment. We previously reported on a patient managed with a PROSE de...
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Published in | American journal of ophthalmology case reports Vol. 36; p. 102092 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
01.12.2024
Elsevier |
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Summary: | To report a case of a 67-year-old male who was successfully managed over a 7-year period for descemetocele secondary to ocular graft versus host disease (oGVHD) using Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) treatment.
We previously reported on a patient managed with a PROSE device for severe dry eyes secondary to oGVHD, who subsequently developed a central corneal descemetocele. The patient was deemed a poor surgical candidate due to limbal stem cell deficiency secondary to oGVHD. Therefore, we elected to closely monitor the descemetocele as the patient continued PROSE therapy. The patient's descemetocele has been managed successfully without perforation throughout a 7-year follow-up period with corrected distance visual acuity remaining stable at 20/50 in the affected eye.
Descemetoceles are an uncommon complication of ocular graft versus host disease. This is the longest published report of a corneal descemetocele managed with PROSE. Our report suggests that in appropriate patients who are at high-risk for post-surgical complications, PROSE in conjunction with other medical management should be considered as an alternative to corneal transplantation. |
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ISSN: | 2451-9936 2451-9936 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102092 |