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Abstract #14604 Published in IGR 8-4
Necrotizing scleritis following diode laser trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation
Ganesh S; Rishi KIndian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006; 54: 199-200
We report a case of necrotizing scleritis following diode cyclo-photocoagulation (CPC). A-64-year-old-Asian Indian male presented with pseudophakic corneal decompensation with secondary angle closure glaucoma that was uncontrolled with maximum medical therapy. Trans-scleral diode CPC was performed in the inferior 180-degree section using a standard diode laser with a G-probe. One month later, the patient developed features suggestive of necrotizing scleritis that resolved with systemic steroid therapy. Necrotizing scleritis following diode CPC has been rarely reported. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the possible occurrence of surgically induced nectotizing scleritis following diode CPC.
Dr. S. Ganesh, Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, 18, College Road, Chennai - 600 006, India
Classification:
12.10 Cyclodestruction (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
12.4 Laser trabeculoplasty and other laser treatment of the angle (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
