title: Corneal rupture from blunt trauma 22 months after radial keratotomy.
abstract: This report describes a case of traumatic corneal rupture 22 months after radial keratotomy in a 39-year-old woman. The patient struck her face on the side of her car resulting in a limbus rupture in her cornea through the horizontal incisions of a four-incision radial keratotomy. An orbital blowout fracture was also present. A sclerotomy was performed to drain persistent choroidal detachment. After the hemorrhage in the anterior chamber resolved, the iris and lens were found to be absent. Visual acuity of 20/40 was achieved with aphakic correction.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267.
authors: H R
authors: HR
authors: Bloom
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Sands
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity