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The outcome of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) with different tamponade material.

Mohd Amin, Muhammad Hafiz As-Shaarani and Akhtar Ali, Ahmad Nurfahmi and Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan and Salam, Adzura (2021) The outcome of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) with different tamponade material. In: Conjoint Ophthalmology Scientific Conference 2020, 18-19 September 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of different tamponade material in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS: Retrospective, interventional case series that includes 8 patients underwent DMEK performed by a single surgeon within Covid-19 pandemic period. All donor tissues were stripped by the operating surgeon with endothelial cell density of > 2400 cells/mm2. The tamponade material used were air in 2 patients, 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas in 3 patients and 12% perfluoropropane (C3F8) gas in 3 patients. The main outcomes were graft detachment rate, rebubbling rate and graft survival rate. RESULTS: The overall graft detachment rate was 25% (2 patients). The graft detachment rate was 0% in 20% SF6 gas group compared to 50% (1 patient) from air tamponade group and 33.3% (1 patient) from 12% C3F8 gas group (p<0.05). The patient from air group underwent rebubbling twice while another patient from 12% C3F8 gas group underwent once. The overall survival rate was 75% (6 patients). All of them did not have graft detachment. CONCLUSION: 20% SF6 gas provides superior tamponade effect compared to both air and 12% C3F8 gas. The detachment rate influenced graft survival. Air tamponade showed higher rebubbling rate.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Keratoplasty, Tamponade, Cornea
Subjects: R Medicine > RE Ophthalmology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Ophthalmology
Kulliyyah of Medicine
Depositing User: DR MUHAMMAD HAFIZ AS-SHAARANI MOHD AMIN
Date Deposited: 19 Jan 2022 09:10
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2022 12:33
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/96321

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