Scleral melting secondary to surgical excision of a pterygium augmented with mitomycine C application.

This 67-year-old female complained from recurrent pain in her LE, which had progressively increased in severity, followed by burning and foreign body sensation since 10 days before the appointment. She had a past history of local surgical excision of a nasal pterygium associated with Mitomycine C adjuvant application 7 years earlier. The general history revealed that the patient was only treated with atenolol for systemic hypertension. On presentation, her BCVA was 20/30 in RE and 20/400 in LE.