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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr-Jun;24(2):106-108.
doi: 10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_23_16.

Unusual Case of Acute Corneal Hydrops in Mooren's Ulcer Treated with Intracameral Injection of Perfluoropropane

Manisha Acharya  1 , Abhishek Dave  1 , Umang Mathur  1
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Unusual Case of Acute Corneal Hydrops in Mooren's Ulcer Treated with Intracameral Injection of Perfluoropropane

Manisha Acharya et al. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2017 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

A 15-year-old boy was diagnosed with Mooren's ulcer in the right eye at our cornea clinic. On treatment, he developed acute corneal hydrops, and the vision in the right eye dropped to perception of light. The patient was treated with intracameral injection of perfluoropropane (C3F8) gas which resulted in complete resolution of corneal edema. Contact lens fitting yielded a good visual outcome with a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/80. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only case reporting the occurrence of acute corneal hydrops in a child with Mooren's ulcer.

Keywords: Acute corneal hydrops; Mooren's ulcer; intracameral perfluoropropane.

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Figure 1
Acute corneal hydrops in Mooren's ulcer (right eye)
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Figure 2
Two months postinjection with resolved corneal edema (right eye)
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Figure 3
Corneal topography of the left eye
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