Open AccessPersistent corneal edema secondary to presumed dead adult filarial worm in the anterior chamber
Author(s) -
Samar Basak,
Tushar K. Hazra,
Debasish Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.29501
Subject(s) - medicine , cornea , edema , ophthalmology , corneal endothelium , corneal diseases , surgery
We present three cases of persistent corneal edema secondary to presumed dead adult filarial worms lying in the anterior chamber with their attachment to the endothelium. Two of them were initially diagnosed as descemet's fold with corneal edema. Two patients underwent penetrating keratoplasty and in one case, surgical removal was partly possible with clearing of cornea.