Table 2.
Overview of the main characteristics of four eyes that presented complicated DMD without previous PKP (Non-PKP-Group)
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye | right | left | left | left |
| Underlying disease | Cataract surgery | Cataract surgery | Cataract surgery and Keratoglobus | Acanthamoeba keratitis |
| Extent of detachment | Center and periphery over 4 h | Total | Center and periphery over 7 h | Center and periphery over 4 h |
| Height of detachment (µm) | 422 | 402 | 1037 | 497 |
| Rupture / Splitting of DM | No / No | No / No | No / No | No / No |
| Spontaneous reattachment | No | No | No | No |
| Preoperative Kmax (D) | 46.7 | 47.9 | 61.1 | 54.7 |
| Preoperative Astigmatism (D) | 2.7 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 18.4 |
| BCVA – Preoperative (logMAR) | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| BCVA – Postoperative (logMAR) | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Air/Gas-Descemetopexy | No attempt | Successful | Unsuccessful (2x) | No attempt |
| PKP | PKP (7.5/7.6 mm) | - | PKP (11.5/12.0 mm) |
PKP (7.0/7.25 mm) |
| Trephination | Excimer | - | Handheld | Hessburg-Barron |
| Visual limiting comorbidities | - | - | - | Prior endophthalmitis |
BCVA (Best corrected visual acuity), D (Diopters), Kmax (maximum corneal curvature), logMAR (Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution), PKP (Penetrating keratoplasty)