Acute corneal hydrops occurs secondary to a tear in the Descemet’s membrane and results from aqueous seepage into the stroma, forming fluid clefts.
Conventionally, this is managed medically with compression sutures or with intracameral gas or air injections followed in many cases by a secondary pre-Descemetic deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty at a later stage. However, this strategy results in healing with the formation of a scar, with the location of the scar depending on the area of the Descemetic tear. If the scar occurs in the visual axis, it can (Read more...)
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