Copyright: © 2012 Makino S. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract We report a case of severe acute corneal hydrops in a 32-year-old woman with keratoconus associated with Down syndrome. The ...

CASE REPORT A 22-year- old woman with an acute hydrops and Descemet membrane detachment was managed by intracameral air injection combined with multiple corneal stromal venting incisions for the drainage of intrastromal fluid. No intraoperative complications were encountered, and the intrastromal fluid was resolved over 2 weeks. DISCUSSION Acute corneal hydrops is a significant complication o...

BACKGROUND Corneal perforation is an uncommon complication associated with keratoconus. The first cases of infectious keratitis and corneal perforation associated with corneal hydrops and contact lens wear are reported in two keratoconus patients. METHODS A retrospective chart review and histopathological examination were carried out. RESULTS Both patients progressed to corneal perforation ...

CASE REPORT Hydrops occurring in the eye secondary to keratoconus, grade 4. It was managed by sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas injected into the anterior chamber, with an early resolution of corneal edema obtained. DISCUSSION Intervention with intracameral SF6 injection has proven to be a safe and effective therapy for early reduction of corneal edema in an eye with Descemet's membrane detachmen...

Background: Maternal parvovirus B19 infection can lead to serious consequences in the fetus including fetal death, non-immune hydrops fetalis and possibly long-term adverse neurodevelopmental outcome. To date, there has been no systematic review of the literature regarding long-term outcomes of these infants and children. Objective: To systematically review the literature on the long-term neuro...

Meniere's disease (MD) is a chronic characterized by spontaneous recurrent attacks of vestibular vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, ear congestion, and other symptoms. Patients with acutely developed vertigo in most cases seek medical help from neurologist. MD the presence endolymphatic hydrops, but there no clear correlation between severity hydrops clinical manifestations. The presentation vari...

Purpose. To report a case of acute hydrops in a 10-year-old child with advanced keratoconus. Case Presentation. A ten-year-old boy diagnosed as having right eye (RE) infectious keratitis, not responding to antimicrobial therapy, was referred to our hospital. The diagnosis of infectious keratitis was established one month prior to his presentation following an episode of acute corneal whitening,...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between endolymphatic hydrops and perilymphatic potassium. METHODS 20 pigmented guinea pigs were used: 10 for scala vestibuli study and 10 for scala tympani study. Acute endolymphatic hydrops was produced by microinjection of an artificial endolymph into the scala media. Injections were performed in the second turn at rates up to 500 nl/min for a peri...