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Double Descemet's membrane after penetrating keratoplasty - surgical approach during phacoemulsification: case report

A case of inadvertent retention of Descemet's membrane after penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs dystrophy is reported. The challenges to remove it during cataract surgery are commented, as well as a proposal of a new surgical approach.

Descemet membrane; Descemet membrane; Descemet membrane; Corneal transplantation; Corneal transplantation; Keratoplasty, penetrating; Case reports; Human; Female; Aged


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