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Case Reports
. 2006 Dec;25(10):1257-9.
doi: 10.1097/01.ico.0000231490.87754.2d.

Corneal ectasia after scleral buckling surgery

Bruno M Fontes  1 , Marian S Macsai
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Corneal ectasia after scleral buckling surgery

Bruno M Fontes et al. Cornea. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe a case of corneal ectasia with marked asymmetric progression attributable to encircling buckle surgery for retinal detachment.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 72-year-old man developed clinical signs of pellucid marginal degeneration in 1 eye after placement of an encircling scleral buckle. The fellow eye showed normal slit-lamp examination, with topographic signs of forme-fruste pellucid marginal degeneration.

Conclusion: Patients with forme-fruste pellucid marginal degeneration may show progression and clinical manifestations after encircling scleral buckle, probably by changes in ocular physiology and corneal biomechanics.

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