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23 July 2024 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Management of Acute Corneal Hydrops Using Compression Sutures and Intracameral Air Injection

Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment

Fatma Elnaggar ORCID logo12ACDEF*, Heba Alsharif1ABCD, Mohammad Almutlak1ABCD, Rafah Fairaq ORCID logo1ABCD, Omar Mohammad Kirat1ABCDEF, Halah Bin Helayel1ABCDE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944517

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944517

Figure 1. Slit-lamp and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) images in the preoperative and postoperative period. Second column shows ASOCT at the same point in time. (A) Preoperative slit-lamp photograph. (B) ASOCT showing corneal hydrops with multiple stromal clefts (arrows). (C) First postoperative month showing complete resolution of corneal edema, sutures in place (arrowheads indicate location of sutures). (D) Sufficient healing of the Descemet membrane (DM) tear. (E) Compact cornea with central scar and no vascularization after suture removal. (F) Completely healed DM breaks with central corneal scar.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923