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VOLUME 2 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2013 ) > List of Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Spontaneous Corneal Rupture One Week after Intrastromal Ring Segment Surgery

Cristiana Valente, Agostino Salvatore Vaiano, Giacomo De Benedetti, Rosanna Perno, Gaudioso del Monte, Guido Caramello

Citation Information : Valente C, Vaiano AS, Benedetti GD, Perno R, Monte GD, Caramello G. Spontaneous Corneal Rupture One Week after Intrastromal Ring Segment Surgery. Int J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2013; 2 (1):43-46.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1048

Published Online: 01-12-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


Abstract

Purpose

To report a case of spontaneous (nontraumatic) rupture of the cornea 7 days after intrastromal ring segment surgery in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD).

Methods

Case report.

Results

A 37-year-old African woman complains blurred vision, photophobia, foreign body sensation and redness in her left eye 7 days after an uneventful implantation of a Ferrara intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) for PMD. Left eye examination revealed the rupture in the thinnest point of the cornea between the limbus and the implanted lower ICRS, and the iris prolapsed through the wound.

Conclusion

To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first documented spontaneous rupture of the thinnest point of the cornea in a patient with PMD treated successfully with the ICRS procedure. We examined the causes of this early and dramatic evolution and emphasize the importance of a careful follow-up.

How to cite this article

Vaiano AS, De Benedetti G, Perno R, del Monte G, Valente C, Caramello G. Spontaneous Corneal Rupture One Week after Intrastromal Ring Segment Surgery. Int J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2013;2(1):43-46.

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