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Acute corneal hydrops during pregnancy with spontaneous resolution after corneal cross-linking for keratoconus: a case report

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Title
Acute corneal hydrops during pregnancy with spontaneous resolution after corneal cross-linking for keratoconus: a case report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13256-017-1201-y
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Ricardo Alexandre Stock, Thaís Thumé, Elcio Luiz Bonamigo

Abstract

Keratoconus may progress to acute corneal hydrops even after cross-linking. In some cases, keratoconus progresses during pregnancy. In this report, we present a case of a patient with increased anterior stromal resistance after cross-linking that would favor nonprogression of keratoconus during pregnancy. We report that cross-linking is likely to have had a protective effect in a white pregnant patient with acute corneal hydrops who showed rapid improvement, as documented by corneal topography. Improvement occurred within 8 days, whereas up to 250 days are reported in the literature. No keratoconus progression occurred in the 20-month follow-up period. Cross-linking failed to prevent the occurrence of acute corneal hydrops after rupture of Descemet's membrane but most likely helped to accelerate the resolution of the condition. Corneal hardening resulting from cross-linking may have also contributed to stabilizing keratoconus during pregnancy.

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Unknown 22 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 27%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 9%
Researcher 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Other 4 18%
Unknown 5 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 50%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 9%
Psychology 1 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 23%
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