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Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with unusual unilateral pellucid marginal degeneration.

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Akpek, EK; Altan-Yaycioglu, R; Gottsch, JD; Stark, WJ
Published in: J Cataract Refract Surg
October 2001

A 56-year-old man presented with acute loss of vision and tearing in his left eye. Slitlamp examination demonstrated peripheral corneal edema extending between the 2 and 6 o'clock positions as well as a perforation located inferiorly. The right eye was unremarkable. An emergent crescentic lamellar keratoplasty was performed. The patch graft remained clear during the 30-month follow-up, and visual acuity improved significantly. No changes occurred in the right eye. This case represents an unusual, unilateral corneal ectatic disorder, most likely pellucid marginal degeneration.

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J Cataract Refract Surg

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ISSN

0886-3350

Publication Date

October 2001

Volume

27

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1698 / 1700

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Vision Disorders
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Corneal Transplantation
 

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Akpek, E. K., Altan-Yaycioglu, R., Gottsch, J. D., & Stark, W. J. (2001). Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with unusual unilateral pellucid marginal degeneration. J Cataract Refract Surg, 27(10), 1698–1700. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(01)00792-1
Akpek, E. K., R. Altan-Yaycioglu, J. D. Gottsch, and W. J. Stark. “Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with unusual unilateral pellucid marginal degeneration.J Cataract Refract Surg 27, no. 10 (October 2001): 1698–1700. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(01)00792-1.
Akpek EK, Altan-Yaycioglu R, Gottsch JD, Stark WJ. Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with unusual unilateral pellucid marginal degeneration. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2001 Oct;27(10):1698–700.
Akpek, E. K., et al. “Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with unusual unilateral pellucid marginal degeneration.J Cataract Refract Surg, vol. 27, no. 10, Oct. 2001, pp. 1698–700. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0886-3350(01)00792-1.
Akpek EK, Altan-Yaycioglu R, Gottsch JD, Stark WJ. Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with unusual unilateral pellucid marginal degeneration. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2001 Oct;27(10):1698–1700.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Cataract Refract Surg

DOI

ISSN

0886-3350

Publication Date

October 2001

Volume

27

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1698 / 1700

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Vision Disorders
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Corneal Transplantation