Table 1.
Demographics and characteristics of failed DSAEK caused by retrocorneal membranes.
| N | Sex | Age (years) | Race | Ethnicity | Preoperative diagnosis | Intraocular lens at time of DSAEK | Glaucoma implant at time of DSAEK | Time to graft failure (months) | Second procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 55 | W | H | Failed DSAEK | PCIOL (Bag) | Baerveldt (tube in AC) | 3 | DSAEK |
| 2 | F | 66 | B | NH | Corneal edema | PCIOL (Bag) | Baerveldt (tube in AC) | 5 | PKP |
| 3 | M | 54 | B | NH | Corneal edema | PCIOL (Bag) | Baerveldt (tube in AC), CPC | 10 | PKP, removal of lens, shunt revision, vitrectomy |
| 4 | M | 69 | B | NH | Corneal edema | ACIOL | Baerveldt (tube in AC) | 12 | PKP, ACIOL removal + sutured PCIOL, shunt revision, vitrectomy |
| 5 | F | 78 | W | NH | Corneal edema | PCIOL (Scleral fixated) | Ahmed, Baerveldt (tubes in AC) | 7 | DSAEK |
| 6 | M | 81 | W | NH | Corneal edema | AKREOS Scleral sutured lens | Molteno3 (tube in vitreous) | 1 | PKP |
| 7 | F | 85 | W | H | Corneal edema | PCIOL (Bag) | Baerveldt (tube in AC) | 47 | DSAEK |
F=female; M=male; W=white; B=black; H=Hispanic; NH=Non-Hispanic; AC=anterior chamber; DSAEK= Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty; PKP=Penetrating keratoplasty