PURPOSE: To report a case of interface fluid syndrome after LASIK in a patient with Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy treated with Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 74-year-old patient presented with interface fluid syndrome and was treated with DMEK. Its complications in the form of partial graft detachment and cystoid macular edema were successfully managed by rebubbling and topical treatment, respectively. The treatment led to amelioration of both visual acuity and patient satisfaction. At the examination 6 months after DMEK, the cornea was clear and corrected distance visual acuity improved to a satisfactory level. CONCLUSIONS: Interface fluid syndrome can develop many years after LASIK as a result of corneal endothelial decompensation and can be effectively treated with DMEK. Close postoperative monitoring of patients is paramount to intervene therapeutically in case of transplant detachment or development of cystoid macular edema requiring further surgical or conservative management. [J Refract Surg. 2017;33(5):347-350.]. Copyright 2017, SLACK Incorporated.
PURPOSE: To report a case of interface fluid syndrome after LASIK in a patient with Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy treated with Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 74-year-old patient presented with interface fluid syndrome and was treated with DMEK. Its complications in the form of partial graft detachment and cystoid macular edema were successfully managed by rebubbling and topical treatment, respectively. The treatment led to amelioration of both visual acuity and patient satisfaction. At the examination 6 months after DMEK, the cornea was clear and corrected distance visual acuity improved to a satisfactory level. CONCLUSIONS: Interface fluid syndrome can develop many years after LASIK as a result of corneal endothelial decompensation and can be effectively treated with DMEK. Close postoperative monitoring of patients is paramount to intervene therapeutically in case of transplant detachment or development of cystoid macular edema requiring further surgical or conservative management. [J Refract Surg. 2017;33(5):347-350.]. Copyright 2017, SLACK Incorporated.
Authors: Nuno Moura-Coelho; Elena Arrondo; Mario Renato Papa-Vettorazzi; João Paulo Cunha; José Luis Güell Journal: Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep Date: 2022-07-10