Management of acute corneal hydrops with intracameral gas injection
| Autor: | Charles P. Lin, Helene Lam, Jamasb J. Sayadi, David Myung |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Corneal hydrops
Keratoconus medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Decompression medicine.medical_treatment Case Report LASIK lcsh:Ophthalmology Ophthalmology medicine Descemet's membrane Corneal transplantation Acute corneal hydrops business.industry medicine.disease Sulfur hexafluoride eye diseases medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:RE1-994 Intracameral gas injection Tears Tamponade sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, Vol 20, Iss, Pp 100994-(2020) |
| ISSN: | 2451-9936 |
| Popis: | Purpose To report two cases of severe acute corneal hydrops that were resolved by intracameral gas injection alone. Observations Case 1 is a 27-year-old woman with bilateral severe keratoconus who developed sequential acute corneal hydrops in the right eye followed by the left eye that were each successfully treated using intracameral 20% sulfur hexafluoride gas injection. Case 2 is a 62-year-old man that developed a large fluid cleft beneath a pre-existing LASIK flap, which resolved with intracameral 20% sulfur hexafluoride gas injection without the need for corneal transplantation. Conclusions and importance In acute corneal hydrops, intracameral gas injection to tamponade Descemet's membrane tears with decompression of stromal fluid can be an effective intervention to delay or avoid keratoplasty in individuals whose corneal hydrops does not improve with conventional medical management. |
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