Eye Diseases Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -All the patients had coaxial phaco surgeries, through a 3-mm superior clear corneal incision with a single-use metal keratome, -And used Viscomed (Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose 2.4%; Albomed GmbH, Germany) as an ophthalmic visco-surgical device. -All patients had no previous intraocular surgery. - On the first post-operative day, patients with DMD were diagnosed on clinical grounds through slit-lamp examination. --Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (Optivue, Rtvue-100, California, USA) was taken in all patients to confirm the diagnosis and to determine the type and the extent of the detachment. - Patients with non-planer DMD involving >50% of the cornea with central corneal involvement were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients with minimal DMD with no corneal edema
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anatomical success: reattachment of Descemet’s membrane | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional success: the resolution of corneal edema. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Suez Canal University