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07 October 2025 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Scleral Rupture with Uveal Prolapse Following Trivial Trauma in an Eye Previously Treated with Internal and External Cyclodestructive Procedures: A Case Report

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment

Raed Alnutaifi ABEF 1,2, Ibrahim Nasser Asiri BDEF 1, Ahmed Al Habash ACD 3, Sami Alshahwan ABDF 4,5, Sulaiman AlTariqi ORCID logo ADE 4, Halah Bin Helayel ABDEF 1*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949442

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949442

Figure 1 Intraoperative photographs of the right eye showing the extent of scleral rupture and its surgical repair. (A) Perilimbal scleral rupture extending from 1 to 5 o’clock with severe conjunctival chemosis, hyperemia, and uveal tissue prolapse. (B) Close-up view showing corneal edema, fibrin in the anterior chamber, and the irritated conjunctiva around the rupture. (C) Post-primary repair photograph showing the scleral rupture closed with 10 interrupted 9-0 nylon sutures, further stabilized with fibrin glue, and the conjunctiva partially reapproximated with 8-0 Vicryl sutures.

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