Abstract

SIGLER VILLANUEVA, Aldo A. High risk keratoplasty: A case presentation. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2006, vol.19, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.

This paper presents a patient suffering from pathological cataract and big descemetocele in his left eye due to a sequelae of serious ulcer of the cornea and corneal perforation. He underwent a double surgical procedure, that is, perforating keroplasty and extracapsular removal of the crystalline lens as a way of saving the integrity of the eyeball and preserving his visual acuity. The specific postoperative treatment was corticosteroids, topical and systemic occular hypotensive drugs plus local antibiotics. In spite of the high risk keratoplasty, donor cornea keeps its transparency without rejection signs and his vision allows him to count fingers at a 3m distance one month after surgery

Keywords : High risk keratoplasty; descemetocele; extracapsular removal of the crystalline lens.