Surgically induced necrotizing scleritis occurring 48 years after strabismus surgery.
We present a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with surgically induced necrotizing scleritis 48 years after strabismus surgery. This case demonstrates the importance of a high index of suspicion for this sight-threatening condition, even many years after strabismus surgery.
Lai
Tze
T
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Leibovitch
Igal
I
Zadeh
Ramin
R
Chehade
Mark
M
Tamblyn
David
D
Selva
Dinesh
D
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; D007213:Indomethacin