Acute corneal hydrops during pregnancy with spontaneous resolution after corneal cross-linking for keratoconus: a case report
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Acute corneal hydrops during pregnancy with spontaneous resolution after corneal cross-linking for keratoconus: a case report
BACKGROUND Keratoconus may progress to acute corneal hydrops even after cross-linking. In some cases, keratoconus progresses during pregnancy. In this report, we present a case of a patient with increased anterior stromal resistance after cross-linking that would favor nonprogression of keratoconus during pregnancy. CASE PRESENTATION We report that cross-linking is likely to have had a protec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-017-1201-y