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Review
. 2017 Apr-Jun;61(2):90-94.
doi: 10.22336/rjo.2017.17.

Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy

Stefan Pricopie  1 , Sanziana Istrate  1 , Liliana Voinea  1 , Costin Leasu  1 , Vanessa Paun  1 , Ciuluvica Radu  2
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Review

Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy

Stefan Pricopie et al. Rom J Ophthalmol. 2017 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy is characterized by corneal stromal edema with epithelial and subepithelial bullae due to cell loss and endothelial decompensation through trauma during cataract surgery. Patients present decreased vision, tearing, and pain caused by ruptured epithelial bullae. Cataract affects approximately 20 million people worldwide, and this complication can occur in 1 to 2% of the cataract surgeries. This study reviewed the bullous keratopathy etiopathogenesis and the clinical and surgical treatment available for this corneal disease.

Keywords: bullous keratopathy; cataract extraction; corneal disease treatment; corneal surgery.

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