Abstract
Abstract: An 84-year-old woman with Fuchs dystrophy underwent uncomplicated Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in her right eye (OD). Donor rim culture returned positive for Candida albicans with no signs of clinical infection until postoperative week (POW) 14 when the patient noted new eye pain and photosensitivity in the OD. Examination revealed 3+ cells without hypopyon and 2 infiltrates localized to a small peripheral area of previously noted clinically insignificant inferior donor graft scrolling. Anterior chamber tap of the OD was performed, which showed no fungal growth. The patient was administered topical fortified voriconazole 1% 6 times a day and oral voriconazole 200 mg twice a day. On day 3, the infiltrate enlarged, and intracameral amphotericin (0.15 mg/mL, 0.1 cc) was injected. On day 6 with progression of the infiltrate, a partial donor descemetorhexis to remove the infiltrate and intracameral injection of voriconazole (0.25 mg/mL, 0.1 cc) were performed. Culture from the partially removed graft was positive for C. albicans. Vision improved to logMAR 0.18 (Snellen 20/30) with no evidence of recurrence to postoperative month 10. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of late-onset Candida interface keratitis successfully treated with a partial descemetorhexis.
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