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Background  Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration is a non-inflammatory disorder complicated by severe inferior corneal thinning. The central portion of the cornea, consequently, appears to protrude outwards, decreasing vision by means of an irregular stigmatism. Additionally, acute hydrops can occur in case of Descemet’s membrane rupture.    Case presentation  A 41-year-old Japanese woman presenting with severe visual loss in the left eye was examined and observed to have had full thickness corneal perforation as well as a Descemet membrane rupture with massive edema in the corneal stroma. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography-based corneal topography revealed a distorted crab claw sign indicating pellucid marginal corneal degeneration. The Descemet membrane rupture allowed acute hydrops to occur which was especially noteworthy given the scale of edema present within the stroma, rotating 180 degrees along the limbus, causing a smiley-face like lesion. We visualized it via a gonioscopic three-dimensional optical coherence tomography to build a three-dimensional video. Patient history revealed a previous acute hydrops in the right eye as well, which was ultimately treated with anterior lamellar keratoplasty, suggesting the pellucid marginal corneal degeneration had a classic bilateral involvement, which was also characterized with bilateral acute hydrops.    Conclusion  This appears to be a very rare and interesting presentation of bilateral pellucid marginal degeneration, wherein not only acute hydrops formed bilaterally, but the cavity within the cornea stroma was exceptionally large with an unusual shape. Using the gonioscopic three-dimensional optical coherence tomography imaging, we were able to easily visualize the massive intrastromal cavern, and appropriately planned the crescent-shaped anterior lamellar keratoplasty. The 3d video constructed using this data is particularly elucidative compared to 2d images. As such, we recommend utilizing 3d imaging in cases where more conventional topography is not as explanatory with respect to precise nature of deformation.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12886-018-0757-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

bmc ophthalmology

Acute hydrops with a 180-degree massive edematous cavern demonstrated by three dimensional view of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in a patient with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration, a case report