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Spontaneneous hydrops in pellucid marginal degeneration: documentation by OCT‐III
Author(s) -
Ramamurthy Balasubramanya,
Mittal Vikas,
Rani Alka,
Ram Mohan,
Sangwan Virender S
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01289.x
Subject(s) - medicine , optical coherence tomography , ophthalmology , cornea , slit lamp , descemet membrane , optometry
A bstract Corneal pellucid marginal degeneration (PMCD) is an idiopathic condition characterized by non‐inflammatory, non‐ulcerative thinning of inferior peripheral cornea. PMCD has been reported occasionally complicated with hydrops owing to break in descemet membrane. We herein report a 38‐year‐old man, who presented with sudden dimness of vision in right eye. Clinical findings and Orbscan II were suggestive of PMCD in both eyes with hydrops in right eye. Slit‐lamp and optical coherence tomography of right eye showed central descemet’s detachment without any break. Patient underwent descemetopexy by isoexpansile C3F8 (14%) and is doing well with significant improvement in the hydrops.