J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2000 Feb;41(2):535-538.

Sterile Corneal Peripheral Perforation after Cataract Surgery in Terrien's Marginal Degeneration

• Cho SH
• Choi YS

Abstract

Previous reports have documented the occurrence of sterile peripheral corneal ulcer and perforation after cataract surgery in patients with systemic autoimmune vasculitic disease or Sjogren's syndrome. But the corneal complication after cataract surgery in patients with Terrien's marginal degeneration, characterized by bilateral slowly progressive thinning of peripheral cornea with opacity and superficial vascularization, have not been reported. We report a case of sterile peripheral corneal perforation following recent cataract surgery in a 77 year old woman with Terrien's marginal degeneration, treated with partial penetrating keratoplasty.

Keyword

Peripheral corneal perforation; Terrien's marginal degeneration

MeSH Terms

Aged
Cataract*
Cornea
Corneal Perforation
Corneal Ulcer
Female
Humans
Keratoplasty, Penetrating
Sjogren's Syndrome