23 July 2024 : Case report
Management of Acute Corneal Hydrops Using Compression Sutures and Intracameral Air Injection
Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Fatma Elnaggar 12ACDEF*, Heba Alsharif1ABCD, Mohammad Almutlak1ABCD, Rafah Fairaq 1ABCD, Omar Mohammad Kirat1ABCDEF, Halah Bin Helayel1ABCDEDOI: 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.