DR. SHIVANGI SINGH

Dr.S P Singh, Dr. KAMALJEET SINGH, Dr.BASANT KUMAR SINGH, DR. JITENDRA SINGH

Abstract

The study is conducted to study the efficacy of air descemetopexy in the management of various types of descemet membrane detachment (DMD).Majority of patients (n= 32, 80%) had severe generalized corneal edema, n = 4 had moderated corneal edema & n = 4 had localized mild corneal edema. Only air was sufficient to reattach DMD in majority of the patients (n=36, 90% cases), only 4 patients who had very large DMD failed to attach by air. In these patients repeat descemetopexy by 14% C3F8 gas was done which lead to attachment of descemet membrane with improvement of visual acuity in 3 cases. Complications due to increase intraocular pressure were noted with these gases. To conclude, Air descemetopexy is a safe & efficacious option for DMD repair in most of the cases and it is associated with less postoperative complications.