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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 198-199 |
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Delayed sclerotomy wound dehiscence after lensectomy and vitrectomy in Marfan syndrome
Jayanth Sridhar, Jonathan S Chang, Hassan A Aziz, Benjamin P Erickson
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jayanth Sridhar
900 NW 17th Street, Miami, Florida
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.169893
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is associated with abnormal fibrillin development that can cause morbidity and mortality. A case of acute onset hypotony due to sclerotomy wound dehiscence 13 years after 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy and lensectomy is reported in a patient with MFS. Slit lamp examination revealed a leaking sclerotomy wound and intraoperatively the source was noted to be the prior sclerotomy site. On postoperative follow-up, the patient's vision returned to baseline, and intraocular pressure normalized. Twenty-gauge sclerotomy wound dehiscence may occur years after surgery, especially in patients with abnormal collagen as in MFS. |
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