Purpose: To report a case of a successful secondary Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in failed penetrating keratoplasty. Case summary: A 46-year-old male with keratoconus in both of his eyes underwent penetrating keratoplasty in his right eye 30 years ago and in his left eye 14 years ago. From one and a half year ago, the patient's visual acuity decreased in his left eye due to graft failure. For treatment, secondary Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty was performed. Partial detachment of Descemet membrane was observed at 13 days after the operation, and an additional air injection was performed. At 8 months after the operation, the patient's uncorrected visual acuity improved to 0.5 and the cornea maintained its clearance without rejection. Conclusions: Secondary Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty was successfully performed in a patient with failed penetrating keratoplasty.
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Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirm, Boston, MA 02114 USAMassachusetts Eye & Ear Infirm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Rao, Rohini
Borkar, Durga S.
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Borkar, Durga S.
Colby, Kathryn A.
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Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Harvard Med Sch Boston, Dept Ophthalmol, Boston, MA USA
Univ Chicago, Dept Ophthalmol & Visual Sci, Chicago, IL 60637 USAMassachusetts Eye & Ear Infirm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Colby, Kathryn A.
Veldman, Peter B.
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Hofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USAHofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USA
Ezon, Isaac
Shih, Carolyn Y.
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Hofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USAHofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USA
Shih, Carolyn Y.
Rosen, Lisa M.
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Feinstein Inst Med Res, Biostat Unit, Manhasset, NY USAHofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USA
Rosen, Lisa M.
Suthar, Tushar
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Hofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USAHofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USA
Suthar, Tushar
Udell, Ira J.
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Hofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USAHofstra North Shore Long Isl Jewish Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Great Neck, NY 11021 USA
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Univ Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Sorkin, Nir
Showail, Mahmood
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Univ Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Showail, Mahmood
Einan-Lifshitz, Adi
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Univ Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Einan-Lifshitz, Adi
Boutin, Tanguy
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Univ Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Boutin, Tanguy
Borovik, Armand
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Univ Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Borovik, Armand
Kreimei, Mohammad
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Univ Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Kreimei, Mohammad
Rosenblatt, Amir
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, Dept Ophthalmol, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Sch Med, Tel Aviv, IsraelUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Rosenblatt, Amir
Chan, Clara C.
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Univ Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Toronto Western Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol & Vis Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
Chan, Clara C.
Rootman, David S.
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