Epithelial downgrowth as a complication of toxic anterior segment syndrome

Elizabeth Jane Wallace; Fraser Imrie; Stuart Roxburgh; Joseph Coleiro; James Ironside

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.016

Epithelial downgrowth as a complication of toxic anterior segment syndrome

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Nov;33(11):1976-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.016.

Authors

Elizabeth Jane Wallace¹, Fraser Imrie, Stuart Roxburgh, Joseph Coleiro, James Ironside

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust, Dundee, Scotland. jwallace3@nhs.net

PMID: 17964408
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.016

Abstract

We present a case of epithelial downgrowth that arose within 1 month of routine clear corneal phacoemulsification. The case was complicated by unexplained total corneal edema from the first postoperative day. Histological analysis following penetrating keratoplasty showed complete endothelial cell loss and an epithelial cyst on the internal surface of Descemet's membrane.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Corneal Diseases / diagnosis
Corneal Diseases / etiology*
Corneal Diseases / surgery
Corneal Edema / diagnosis
Corneal Edema / etiology
Corneal Edema / surgery
Endothelium, Corneal / pathology*
Epithelial Cells / pathology
Epithelium, Corneal / pathology*
Humans
Keratoplasty, Penetrating
Male
Middle Aged
Phacoemulsification
Shock, Septic / complications*