Steven B Koenig1. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. skoenig@mcw.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the development of a delayed massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). DESIGN: Retrospective case report. RESULTS: A 70-year-old woman with a failed graft for keratoconus underwent DSAEK in the setting of continued systemic anticoagulation. On the first postoperative day, she experienced a massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Despite surgical drainage, the donor graft subsequently failed, and vision declined to light perception. CONCLUSIONS: Massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage may occur as a rare complication of DSAEK.
PURPOSE: To report the development of a delayed massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). DESIGN: Retrospective case report. RESULTS: A 70-year-old woman with a failed graft for keratoconus underwent DSAEK in the setting of continued systemic anticoagulation. On the first postoperative day, she experienced a massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Despite surgical drainage, the donor graft subsequently failed, and vision declined to light perception. CONCLUSIONS: Massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage may occur as a rare complication of DSAEK.