PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical outcome of umbilical cord patch (UCP) transplantation for deep corneal ulcers with perforations and descemetoceles. METHODS In this retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series, 11 eyes of 11 patients with corneal perforation or descemetocele were included. The thickness and microstructure of UCP were measured. All eyes were treated with UCP and a...

This paper reports a case of duodenal ulcer (A1 stage) after general gastroscopy, when the patient left hospital without discomfort, but felt persistent aggravated abdominal pain in about 20 minutes, so admitted to emergency department due perforation showed by CT, and aspirated CO2 air pump under anesthesia operating room four hours later, performed painless endoscopic repair. Then, he release...

OS. Examination revealed enlargement of the epithelial defect, with 50% stromal thinning nasally and inferonasally, without an apparent infiltrate (Figure 2). Corneal culture was positive for Corynebacterium pseudodiptheriticum in the enrichment broth only. A course of fortified antibiotic agents did not improve the clinical findings; there was further thinning of the stroma and impending perfo...

INTRODUCTION Lamellar Ichthyosis is an autosomal recessive, inherited skin disorder characterized by thickening, fissuring and scaling of the skin. OBJECTIVE To report a case of lamellar icthyosis and highlight the importance of monitoring corneal health in these patients. CASE We report a rare case of bilateral spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis .The pati...

PURPOSE When investigating a case of unexplained corneal ulceration, we need to think of fungal infection and any predisposing factors. METHODS A case study of a corneal ulceration in a patient who was HIV positive with a devastating visual outcome. RESULTS Therapeutic corneal graft was necessary due to corneal perforation. Immunocompromised state of patient was retrospectively diagnosed. ...

We report spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis. The patient presented with complaints of pain, redness, diminished vision, and discharge in her right eye for 15 days. Visual acuities were light perception in the right and 20/400 in the left eye. Cicatricial ectropion in both lower eyelids and 2 mm perforation site in the center of the right cornea were observed....

A 25-week-old neonate was noted to have unilateral corneal edema and buphthalmos at birth following a forceps assisted delivery. Ten days later, examination of the neonate under anesthesia showed a central corneal perforation with a possible retinal detachment. By this time the neonate’s affected eye was deemed unsalvageable, and therefore an enucleation was performed with insertion of an ocula...