Korean J Ophthalmol.  2020 Apr;34(2):173-175. 10.3341/kjo.2019.0119.

Importance of Head Position after Gas Tamponade in Bilateral Descemet's Membrane Detachment Following Cataract Surgery

• Jun S
• Choi KY
• Cho YJ

• KMID: 2507419
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2019.0119

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  Fig. 1 A comparison of supine and lateral decubitus position after gas tamponade. (A) Anterior optical coherence tomography revealed total Descemet's membrane detachment (DMD) (arrowheads). (B,C) Slit lamp photographs depicted extensive DMD, and DMD remained with gas bubbles. (D,E) DMD recovered dramatically the day after the left-decubitus position was adopted. (F) Only a small amount of DMD (arrowhead) was detected. (G) In the supine position, the bubble in the anterior chamber could not seal off the incision site and fluids could flow into the incision site (arrows). (H) In a decubitus position, the bubble sealed off the incision site more effectively, even when the bubble became smaller (stellates). The red demarcation line represents Descemet's membrane.

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