Dr.Rasika Ramchandra Thakur
Introduction :keratoconus is progressive, non inflammatory ecstatic disorder of cornea,usually bilateral, corneal c3r is the modality which actually treats the underlying cause. of the few post operation compliclations seen after C3R
Abstract
a 12 year old female diagnosed with keratoconus had dense stromal infiltrate with streak hypopyon in central cornea of right eye,postoperatively after day 3 who underwent uneventful C3R. microbiological studies showed Staphylococcus aureus keratitis.with intense treatment with fortified antibiotics patient recovered,another female 15 year old, developed deep stromal infiltrate on postoperative day 7 in left eye, but fulminent infection, which did not respond to topical and oral antibiotics, to rescue the eye patient underwent therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty.
Conclusion:C3R even though being a minimal invasive procedure have a risk of developing bacterial keratitis may be due to removal of epithelium or BCL insertion after the procedure
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