Acute Corneal Edema in a Middle-Aged Patient

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Jun 1;142(6):579-580. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.1094.
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Plain language summary

A middle-aged patient who had bilateral penetrating keratoplasty 20 years ago for keratoconus presented with pain and blurriness of the right eye for 2 days. Despite prompt corticosteroid therapy, they had no vision improvement and reported occasional pain. What would you do next?

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Corneal Edema* / diagnosis
  • Corneal Edema* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged