Scleral Necrosis Following Pterygium Excision: A Case Report

Bade Ogundipe, Olubusayo O.Adejumo, Benedictus G.K Ajayi, Izuka A.Okwudishu, Omodele O.A Jagun and Caroline O.Adeoti
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Bade Ogundipe: Department of Ophthalmology, UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria
Olubusayo O.Adejumo: Eleta Eye Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria Ophthalmology Department, Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria.
Benedictus G.K Ajayi: Ophthalmology Department, Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria
Izuka A.Okwudishu: Department of Ophthalmology, UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria
Omodele O.A Jagun: Ophthalmology unit, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria
Caroline O.Adeoti: Ophthalmology Department, Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria.

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2021, vol. 8, issue 6, 56-58

Abstract: Purpose: To report a case of scleral necrosis after pterygium excision and the management. Method: Case report of a healthy young woman who presented with poor vision and scleral necrosis following nasal recurrent pterygium excision with adjunct beta irradiation in October 2020 at Eleta Eye Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria. Results: Marked improvement in visual recovery by two months post-operative with corneo-scleral patch. Conclusion: Prompt treatment with corneo-scleral patch and topical steroid can help avert the vision loss and possible loss of eye integrity that can follow surgically induced scleral necrosis.

Date: 2021
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