Corneal ectasia after scleral buckling surgery.

Authors :: Fontes BM
Macsai MS
Source :: Cornea [Cornea] 2006 Dec; Vol. 25 (10), pp. 1257-9.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: Purpose: To describe a case of corneal ectasia with marked asymmetric progression attributable to encircling buckle surgery for retinal detachment.<br />Methods: Case report.<br />Results: A 72-year-old man developed clinical signs of pellucid marginal degeneration in 1 eye after placement of an encircling scleral buckle. The fellow eye showed normal slit-lamp examination, with topographic signs of forme-fruste pellucid marginal degeneration.<br />Conclusion: Patients with forme-fruste pellucid marginal degeneration may show progression and clinical manifestations after encircling scleral buckle, probably by changes in ocular physiology and corneal biomechanics.