Three cases of acute sterile corneal melt after cataract surgery

To report three cases of acute sterile corneal melt after cataract surgery. Case 1 was a 21-year-old male presenting with a corneal perforation of his right eye at 10 days after cataract surgery. Case 2 was a 67-year-old male who developed a corneal melt in his left eye at 15 days after cataract sur...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology case reports 2019-03, Vol.13, p.62-65
Main Authors: Harada, Kohei, Mohamed, Yasser Helmy, Uematsu, Masafumi, Inoue, Daisuke, Ueki, Ryotaro, Harada, Shiori, Imamura, Naoki, Miwako, Inamoto, Kitaoka, Takashi
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Language:English
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Summary:To report three cases of acute sterile corneal melt after cataract surgery. Case 1 was a 21-year-old male presenting with a corneal perforation of his right eye at 10 days after cataract surgery. Case 2 was a 67-year-old male who developed a corneal melt in his left eye at 15 days after cataract surgery. Case 3 was a 70-year-old female with a corneal melt of her left eye at 7 days after cataract surgery. None of the cases exhibited any signs of infection. Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, dry eye, systemic autoimmune diseases, and/or a combination of these were present in patients who developed corneal melt after cataract surgery. Corneal melt cases can occur early after cataract surgery, thereby leading to corneal thinning and perforation.
ISSN:2451-9936
2451-9936
DOI:10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.12.004