purpose: to present two patients with acute corneal hydrops, superimposed with infectious keratitis using topical steroids. patients and findings: the first case was a 44-year-old man with acute corneal hydrops in his left eye which was on topical steroids for one week. visual acuity was hand motion at presentation and there was a large epithelial defect with stromal infiltration and corneal ed...

PURPOSE We report the case of a 77-year-old man with no history of keratoconus or other ectatic disorders who presented with corneal hydrops in the setting of a corneal ulcer. The risk factors, pathogenesis and treatment options of corneal hydrops are discussed. METHOD This is an observational case report study. RESULTS A 77-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of severe pain, rednes...

PURPOSE To summarize the current concepts and recent literature regarding the epidemiology, pathogenesis, imaging modalities, and treatment of acute hydrops in keratoconus. DESIGN Perspective. METHODS Review and synthesis of selected literature, with interpretation and perspective. RESULTS Acute corneal hydrops is an incompletely understood complication of keratoconus, characterized by ma...

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 ...

PURPOSE To address the controversial issue of whether the occurrence of corneal hydrops adversely affects the fate of subsequent penetrating keratoplasty (PK), this study compared the long-term outcomes of PK in keratoconic eyes with resolved corneal hydrops with those without prior corneal hydrops. METHODS This was a retrospective chart review of 102 eyes of 102 patients with keratoconus who...

a 53 year-old woman presented with corneal edema 25 years after uneventful penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus. she was initially misdiagnosed with acute endothelial rejection; however by observation of descemet’s membrane detachment, a diagnosis of late onset corneal hydrops following corneal transplantation was made. this is a rare complication which may occur many years after penetratin...

PURPOSE To report a young child with bilateral keratoconus in the context of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) who developed bilateral corneal hydrops associated with eye rubbing, and to discuss the pathogenesis and review the pertinent literature. CASE REPORT A seven-year-old girl with VKC and asymmetric keratoconus developed corneal hydrops due to habitual eye rubbing. Corneal edema subside...

purpose: to investigate the association between acute corneal hydrops in patients with keratoconus (kcn) and mitral valve prolapse (mvp). methods: this case-control study included kcn patients with corneal hydrops who were referred to labbafinejad medical center or a collaborating private clinic from march 2006 to march 2008 as the case group. the control group included age- and sex-matched ind...

purpose : to report a case with history of penetrating keratoplasty (pk) for keratoconus that developed acute hydrops in the recipient and donor cornea methods : a 46-year-old man, with history of bilateral keratoconus, who had undergone corneal transplantation in his left eye, presented with complaints of sudden visual reduction, photophobia, redness and pain of the left eye. results : review ...