TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with unusual unilateral pellucid marginal degeneration
AU - Akpek, Esen Karamursel
AU - Altan-Yaycioglu, Rana
AU - Gottsch, John D.
AU - Stark, Walter J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - A 56-year-old man presented with acute loss of vision and tearing in his left eye. Slitlamp examination demonstrated peripheral corneal edema extending between the 2 and 6 o'clock positions as well as a perforation located inferiorly. The right eye was unremarkable. An emergent crescentic lamellar keratoplasty was performed. The patch graft remained clear during the 30-month follow-up, and visual acuity improved significantly. No changes occurred in the right eye. This case represents an unusual, unilateral corneal ectatic disorder, most likely pellucid marginal degeneration.
AB - A 56-year-old man presented with acute loss of vision and tearing in his left eye. Slitlamp examination demonstrated peripheral corneal edema extending between the 2 and 6 o'clock positions as well as a perforation located inferiorly. The right eye was unremarkable. An emergent crescentic lamellar keratoplasty was performed. The patch graft remained clear during the 30-month follow-up, and visual acuity improved significantly. No changes occurred in the right eye. This case represents an unusual, unilateral corneal ectatic disorder, most likely pellucid marginal degeneration.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00792-1
DO - 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00792-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 11687374
AN - SCOPUS:0034747721
SN - 0886-3350
VL - 27
SP - 1698
EP - 1700
JO - Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
JF - Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
IS - 10
ER -