Sulfur hexafluoride injection for Descemet's membrane detachment in cataract surgery

Extensive Descemet's membrane detachment persisted after small incision cataract surgery in three patients. Unfolding and repositioning of Descemet's membrane by sodium hyaluronate (Healon®) were followed by injection of sulfur hexafluoride 20% gas mixed with air to fill the anterior chamb...

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Published inJournal of cataract and refractive surgery Vol. 23; no. 10; pp. 1449 - 1453
Main Authors Kremer, Israel, Stiebel, Hadas, Yassur, Yuval, Weinberger, Dov
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.1997
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Aged
Anterior Chamber - drug effects
Biological and medical sciences
Cataract Extraction - adverse effects
Corneal Diseases - etiology
Corneal Diseases - pathology
Corneal Diseases - surgery
Corneal Edema - physiopathology
Descemet Membrane - pathology
Descemet Membrane - surgery
Female
Humans
Hyaluronic Acid - administration & dosage
Injections
Male
Medical sciences
Sulfur Hexafluoride - administration & dosage
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the eye and orbit
Human
Postoperative
Cataract
Injection
Case study
Eye disease
Lens disease
Treatment
Sulfur hexafluoride
Surgery
Complication
Technique
Unsticking
Elderly
Anterior segment disease
Descemet membrane
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Summary:Extensive Descemet's membrane detachment persisted after small incision cataract surgery in three patients. Unfolding and repositioning of Descemet's membrane by sodium hyaluronate (Healon®) were followed by injection of sulfur hexafluoride 20% gas mixed with air to fill the anterior chamber. Initially, the gas bubble filled most of the anterior chamber; it disappeared over 7 to 9 days. Descemet's membrane remained attached, and the corneal edema cleared.
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ISSN:0886-3350
1873-4502
DOI:10.1016/S0886-3350(97)80013-2