A temporary corneal ectasia following airbag trauma

Ana Marta; Ana Carolina Abreu; Sílvia Monteiro; Maria Pinto

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100822

A temporary corneal ectasia following airbag trauma

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Jul 7:19:100822. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100822. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Ana Marta¹, Ana Carolina Abreu¹, Sílvia Monteiro¹, Maria Pinto¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Largo do Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001, Oporto, Portugal.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of a temporary corneal ectasia induced by airbag trauma.

Observations: A patient who suffered a road traffic accident with deployment of the frontal airbag and presented a corneal ectasia in both eyes after 3 months, without changes in visual acuity. After 9 months, he presented a significantly improvement, achieving his basal parameters in pentacam.

Conclusions and importance: This is a rare case of corneal ectasia induced by airbag trauma that spontaneously reverted and it can emphasize the viscoelastic properties of the human cornea.

Keywords: Airbag trauma; Cornea; Ectasia; Refractive surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports