Severe Descemetocele after EDTA Chelation for Band Keratopathy
A 62-year-old man presented with bilateral band keratopathy (A, anterior segment [AS] photography; B, AS-OCT) with no other relevant systemic or ocular findings. The patient was treated with topical ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) 2% twice daily bilaterally. The patient reported acute vision...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Repositorio: | RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/3988 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/3988 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 3201.09 Oftalmología |
| Sumario: | A 62-year-old man presented with bilateral band keratopathy (A, anterior segment [AS] photography; B, AS-OCT) with no other relevant systemic or ocular findings. The patient was treated with topical ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) 2% twice daily bilaterally. The patient reported acute vision loss in his left eye 20 days later. He showed a severe descemetocele with surrounding stromal melting and anterior chamber inflammatory response (C, AS photography; D, AS-OCT). His right eye showed no significant changes. The following week, the patient required an urgent penetrating keratoplasty due to corneal perforation |
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