title: Severe acute corneal hydrops in a patient with Down syndrome and persistent eye rubbing.
abstract: We report a case of severe acute corneal hydrops in an 11-year-old boy with keratoconus associated with Down syndrome and vigorous eye rubbing. Complete resolution of the corneal edema and a central corneal scar was seen in the 8th week of final follow-up. Eye-rubbing may play a role in the pathogenesis of acute hydrops, and conventional therapy can be successful in its management, even in severe cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. altanoz@cu.edu.tr <altanoz@cu.edu.tr>
authors.forename: Altan A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: T Reha
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Ersoz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005123:Eye; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index