Sterile keratitis following collagen crosslinking
Purpose: To report a keratoconic eye that developed severe sterile keratitis and corneal scar after collagen crosslinking necessitating corneal transplantation. Case Report: A 26-year-old man with progressive keratoconus underwent collagen crosslinking and presented with severe keratitis 72 hours a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jovr.org/article.asp?issn=2008-322X;year=2014;volume=9;issue=4;spage=510;epage=513;aulast=Javadi |
| Summary: | Purpose: To report a keratoconic eye that developed severe sterile keratitis and corneal scar after collagen crosslinking necessitating corneal transplantation.
Case Report: A 26-year-old man with progressive keratoconus underwent collagen crosslinking and presented with severe keratitis 72 hours after the procedure. The initial impression was infectious corneal ulcer and a fortified antibiotic regimen was administered. However, the clinical course and confocal microscopy results prompted a diagnosis of sterile keratitis. The eye developed severe corneal scars leading to reduced visual acuity and necessitating corneal transplantation.
Conclusion: Sterile keratitis may develop after collagen crosslinking resulting in profound visual loss leading to corneal transplantation. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-322X |