An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management
To report unusual cases of acute onset, complete, non-infected, localized scleral thinning with uveal exposure post pterygium excision and how to manage a case. A 32-year-old female presented with complaints of mild irritation of both eyes for 3 months. On examination, she was found to be having nas...
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| author | Pratima Chavhan Mary Stephen K Ramesh Babu Shankaralingappa Pragathi |
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| description | To report unusual cases of acute onset, complete, non-infected, localized scleral thinning with uveal exposure post pterygium excision and how to manage a case. A 32-year-old female presented with complaints of mild irritation of both eyes for 3 months. On examination, she was found to be having nasal pterygium encroaching 2 mm over the cornea. She underwent an uneventful right eye pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft and was given topical antibiotics and steroid eyedrops. On follow up after 2 weeks she was found to have full-thickness scleral thinning at the site of pterygium excision with uveal exposure. Scleral patch graft with amniotic membrane transplantation was done. Scleral thinning and uveal exposure following an uncomplicated pterygium surgery without mitomycin is a rare serious complication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d202c87a20bc4b8dbaf620fabfd4b7c82022-12-21T22:11:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsKerala Journal of Ophthalmology0976-66772021-01-01331757710.4103/kjo.kjo_45_20An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its managementPratima ChavhanMary StephenK Ramesh BabuShankaralingappa PragathiTo report unusual cases of acute onset, complete, non-infected, localized scleral thinning with uveal exposure post pterygium excision and how to manage a case. A 32-year-old female presented with complaints of mild irritation of both eyes for 3 months. On examination, she was found to be having nasal pterygium encroaching 2 mm over the cornea. She underwent an uneventful right eye pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft and was given topical antibiotics and steroid eyedrops. On follow up after 2 weeks she was found to have full-thickness scleral thinning at the site of pterygium excision with uveal exposure. Scleral patch graft with amniotic membrane transplantation was done. Scleral thinning and uveal exposure following an uncomplicated pterygium surgery without mitomycin is a rare serious complication.http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2021;volume=33;issue=1;spage=75;epage=77;aulast=Chavhancorneamitomycinpterygiumscleral thinningscleritis |
| spellingShingle | Pratima Chavhan Mary Stephen K Ramesh Babu Shankaralingappa Pragathi An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology cornea mitomycin pterygium scleral thinning scleritis |
| title | An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management |
| title_full | An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management |
| title_fullStr | An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management |
| title_short | An unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management |
| title_sort | unusual case of scleral thinning with uveal exposure following pterygium surgery and its management |
| topic | cornea mitomycin pterygium scleral thinning scleritis |
| url | http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2021;volume=33;issue=1;spage=75;epage=77;aulast=Chavhan |
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