Acute hydrops with a 180-degree massive edematous cavern demonstrated by three dimensional view of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in a patient with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration, a case report

Acute hydrops with a 180-degree massive edematous cavern demonstrated by three dimensional view of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in a patient with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration, a case report

Abstract Background Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration is a non-inflammatory disorder complicated by severe inferior corneal thinning. The central portion of the cornea, consequently, appears to protrude outwards, decreasing vision by means of an irregular stigmatism. Additionally, acute hydrops...

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Main Authors: Andrew Winegarner, Yoshinori Oie, Kohji Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Acute hydrops
Corneal perforation
Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography
Gonioscopic view
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0757-7

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