Cornea Surgery

Complications

Intraoperative Complications (N = 621)

2023

The only intraoperative complications among 621 corneal surgery patients in 2023 were 1 case each of vitreous in anterior chamber, and choroidal hemorrhage. Most patients (99.68%) had no complications.

Postoperative Complications (N = 621)

2023

DMEK = Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty

DSAEK = Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

At 3 to 12 months, the postoperative complication rate was 2.6% among the 621 corneal surgery patients. These included 6 cases of graft dislocation in DMEK surgeries and 4 cases in DSAEK surgeries that were all resolved within 4 to 6 weeks postoperatively. The other complications included 2 cases each of wound revision and wound leak, and 1 case each of pupillary block and graft failure. Most patients (97.4%) had no complications.