Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration

An observational case report of corneal perforation following scleral indentation in a patient with previously undiagnosed pellucid marginal degeneration is presented. Clinical examination, investigations, and subsequent management of this unwarranted and rare complication are described and discusse...

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Autores principales: Mercieca, Karl, Dharmasena, Aruna, Hopley, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146937
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.181750
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description An observational case report of corneal perforation following scleral indentation in a patient with previously undiagnosed pellucid marginal degeneration is presented. Clinical examination, investigations, and subsequent management of this unwarranted and rare complication are described and discussed. The case highlights the need for thorough anterior segment examination before indirect ophthalmoscopy particularly in the presence of ectatic corneal pathology in which case scleral indentation should be avoided.
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spelling pubmed-48694652016-05-20 Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration Mercieca, Karl Dharmasena, Aruna Hopley, Charles Indian J Ophthalmol Brief Communication An observational case report of corneal perforation following scleral indentation in a patient with previously undiagnosed pellucid marginal degeneration is presented. Clinical examination, investigations, and subsequent management of this unwarranted and rare complication are described and discussed. The case highlights the need for thorough anterior segment examination before indirect ophthalmoscopy particularly in the presence of ectatic corneal pathology in which case scleral indentation should be avoided. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4869465/ /pubmed/27146937 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.181750 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration
title Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration
title_full Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration
title_fullStr Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration
title_full_unstemmed Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration
title_short Corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration
title_sort corneal perforation during scleral indentation in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration
topic Brief Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869465/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.181750
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