Open AccessBrown’y points for guessing!- A case report of an unusual pigmented corneal plaque.
Author(s) -
Hema Joshi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tropical journal of ophthalmology and otolaryngology of siddharth health research and social welfare society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-4907
DOI - 10.17511/jooo.2021.i03.02
Subject(s) - palpebral fissure , medicine , surgery , dermatology , ophthalmology
A 54-year-old female presented with complaints of blurring in the right eye since 2 years. A grade 3nuclear sclerosis and a peculiar band-shaped subepithelial brown corneal patch, within the inter-palpebral area was noted. The overlying epithelium was scraped for smears and cultures which cameback negative. The patient underwent uneventful cataract surgery, but returned 2 weeks later withcomplaints of watering and grittiness. Surprisingly a dendritic ulcer was noted within the pigmentedpatch, which responded to topical antivirals and tear substitutes. History of a similar episode, 3years back was elicited upon questioning the patient.