Corneal ectasia after scleral buckling surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of corneal ectasia with marked asymmetric progression attributable to encircling buckle surgery for retinal detachment.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 72-year-old man developed clinical signs of pellucid marginal degeneration in 1 eye after placement of an encircling scleral buckle. The fellow eye showed normal slit-lamp examination, with topographic signs of forme-fruste pellucid marginal degeneration.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with forme-fruste pellucid marginal degeneration may show progression and clinical manifestations after encircling scleral buckle, probably by changes in ocular physiology and corneal biomechanics.
Fontes
Bruno M
BM
Oftalmoclinica Meier, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. brunofontes@openlink.com.br
Macsai
Marian S
MS
D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects*