Ocular hypotony precipitated by Tube Trimming in a uveitic eye with Descemet Membrane Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty and prior tube revision
Abstract:Background To describe ocular hypotony precipitated by trimming of a glaucoma shunt tube in an eye with uveitic glaucoma, a failed Descemet Membrane Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) and prior tube revisions.Case Presentation: A patient in her thirties with uveitic glaucoma of the right eye had endothelial decompensation of a DSAEK graft secondary to corneal endothelial touch from two previous glaucoma drainage implants. She underwent ab-interno tube trimming and subsequently developed posto… Show more
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