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Corneal ectasia or recurrent keratoconus after penetrating keratoplasty is rare, and few case reports exist in the literature concerning this condition. Computerized corneal topography is quite useful to identify and manage this disorder. Management consists of several methods ranging from spectacle and contact lens correction to repeated penetrating keratoplasty. Clinical and computerized topography findings of two patients with keratectasia following penetrating keratoplasty are presented in this article. Two healthy 45-year-old and 25-year-old male patients complained of decreased visual acuity following penetrating keratoplasty. Clinical and topographical data were consistent with recurrence of corneal ectasia. After repeated penetrating keratoplasty, best-corrected distance Snellen visual acuity of 0.7 was obtained in the 45-year-old patient. The other patient underwent collagen cross linking, received antiglaucomatous therapy, and his visual acuity reached 0.5. During the follow-up period, ectasia progression did not occur. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting wound dehiscence due to blunt trauma following penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and the clinical outcomes., Methods: The medical records of patients who experienced blunt traumatic wound dehiscence after PK between 1995 and 2015 were analyzed retrospectively. The incidence and etiology of the trauma, the time interval between PK and globe rupture, final graft clarity, best-corrected visual acuity, complications, secondary surgeries, and factors potentially affecting wound dehiscence size were recorded., Results: This study included a total of 39 patients with a mean age of 42.66±16.66 years, of whom 23 patients were male and 16 patients were female. The incidence of wound dehiscence was 2.3%. The mean interval between the PK procedure and wound dehiscence was 25.91±47.24 months and the mean follow-up time was 34.43±51.02 months. The most common trauma mechanism was force with a blunt object (53.8%) and the most frequent site of wound dehiscence was the temporal quadrant (30.8%), the wound ranging from 30° to 270° in size. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to wound dehiscence size. As the size of the wound dehiscence size increased, the male ratio increased, wound dehiscence was more commonly located in the nasal and superior quadrants, lens injury and posterior segment complications were more frequent, and graft transparency was achieved at a lower rate., Conclusion: Traumatic wound dehiscence after PK is rare, but may lead to serious, lifelong consequences, including eye loss. Patients should be well informed about the risks and potential sequelae of wound dehiscence.

Infectious keratitis after corneal lamellar surgery is a rare complication. In this report, we present unexpected complications after crescentic lamellar wedge resection (CLWR) and their treatment in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration. A 42-year-old male patient developed fungal keratitis due to Candida parapsilosis in the late postoperative period after CLWR. Infection was controlled with medical treatment. However, recurrent intraocular infections and cataract formation occurred, probably due to capsular damage and inoculation of microorganisms into the crystalline lens during antifungal drug injection. Lensectomy was performed due to cataract progression and recurrence of the infection when treatment was discontinued. Amphotericin B was administered to the anterior chamber at the end of the operation. Four months later, an intraocular lens was implanted and corneal cross-linking treatment was performed. At the last visit, visual acuity reached 9/10. This case shows that good visual acuity can be achieved with appropriate treatment of fungal keratitis and all associated complications after CLWR., Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Background: The object of this study was to determine factors that might be associated with intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation after anterior segment open globe injuries (zone I)., Methods: Data were obtained from the records of 68 patients who experienced zone I open globe injury between January 2008 and October 2010. Group I was composed of patients with chronically elevated IOP of at least 21 mmHg within a 1-year follow-up period. The rate of posttraumatic IOP elevation and associated structural and functional risk factors were evaluated., Results: Of the 68 patients, 17 (25%) developed posttraumatic IOP elevation (Group 1). The mean age in group I was significantly older compared to group II (36.8±24.4 and 15.7±15.3 years, respectively [p=0.003]). Iris damage, postoperative inflammation, and use of long-term corticosteroids were significantly greater in group I (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.005 respectively). In group I, 13 of 17 patients (76.5%) had a wound size larger than 6 mm compared to only one patient (1/51, 2%) in group II, and the result was statistically significant (p<0.001). The size of wound larger than 6 mm also retained its statistical significance in multivariate analysis (p<0.001, odds ratio: 162.5)., Conclusion: This study shows a significant relationship between larger wound size (>6 mm) and elevation of IOP after trauma in zone I open globe injuries.