Spontaneous attachment of detached donor-corneal graft following Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

This case report presents a case that had Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty complicated postoperatively by detached donor grafts. The patient had a well centered partially detached graft that attached spontaneously the next day without the need to re-bubble. Postoperatively he had a clear cornea, improved uncorrected visual acuity with good endothelial cell count. It is worth waiting for a partially detached well centered graft to adhere spontaneously; this would lower the possible risks of repeated anterior chamber air injections. Cases should be selected to eliminate any mechanical factor that would prevent the attachment. (C) 2011 King Saud University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.