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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 255-257 |
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Patch graft for corneal perforation following trivial trauma in bilateral terrien's marginal degeneration
Merle Fernandes, Divya Vira
Department of Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Merle Fernandes
LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Hanumanthuwaka Junction, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.151873
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A young female presented with blurred vision in the left eye after she rubbed her eye. On examination of both eyes, she had 360° thinning adjacent to the limbus, lipid deposition and superficial vascularization with a perforation in the left eye. The patient was diagnosed with bilateral Terrien's marginal degeneration (TMD) with perforation. Corneal topography of the right eye revealed high oblique astigmatism confirming the diagnosis. A peripheral patch graft was performed for the left eye. At 18 months postoperatively, the best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. The graft was clear. Topography of right eye was stable, and the left eye had oblique astigmatism. Bilateral advanced TMD in a young patient presenting with corneal perforation following trivial trauma is extremely uncommon. Patch graft may be an option for restoring the globe integrity in such cases. Regular follow-up is necessary as the condition progresses slowly. |
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