期刊名称：Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
印刷版ISSN：0378-6471
出版年度：2021
卷号：62
期号：5
页码：702-708
DOI：10.3341/jkos.2021.62.5.702
出版社：The Korean Ophthalmological Society
摘要：Purpose To report a case of secondary Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) for graft failure after primary DMEK. Case summary A 47-year-old female underwent primary DMEK in her left eye with a diagnosis of Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy. At 6 weeks later, corneal stromal edema with epithelial and subepithelial bullae was first observed. From that point on, the condition of the cornea and the visual acuity continued to degrade. After 7 months, a second DMEK procedure (i.e., a repeat DMEK) for graft failure was performed successfully without any complications. Since the second procedure, the cornea has been clear, and the best-corrected visual acuity has remained at 0.6 for 8 months. Conclusions To manage graft failure after primary DMEK, we performed a second DMEK procedure. The removal of the previous graft was easy, and there were no complications. Thus, repeat DMEK may be a feasible procedure.
