When an Easy Thing Goes Wrong: Foreign Body Induced Granuloma-Associated Scleritis Following Pterygium Surgery

When an Easy Thing Goes Wrong: Foreign Body Induced Granuloma-Associated Scleritis Following Pterygium Surgery

Purpose: To report a case of pterygium surgery with conjunctival autograft followed by focal necrotizing scleritis due to foreign body entrapment in the scleral bed. Case Report/Results: This is a case report of a 76-years-old male patient who underwent nasal pterygium surgery and developed focal ne...

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Main Authors: Pedro Coelho, Carlos Menezes, Pedro Rodrigues, Rita Gonçalves, Tiago Maio, Jorge Moreira, Paula Tenedório
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Anterior scleritis
Amniotic membrane
Pterygium surgery
Iatrogenic scleritis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/464402

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