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Post LASIK infectious keratitis and pressure-induced stromal keratopathy.

Pressure-Induced Stromal Keratopathy (PISK) and Corneal Scarring After Infectious Keratitis A patient presented with eye pain and decreased vision in the left eye after having LASIK in both eyes. She was found to have an interface infectious keratitis that required re-lifting of the LASIK flap twic…

Fungal Keratitis A patient with a history of corneal ulcer presents for a second opinion due to slow clinical improvement on topical medications. Cultures were negative, but biopsy showed numerous fungal elements. The patient was continued on topical antifungal medication and showed clinical improv…

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Keratitis A patient with past ocular history of uncomplicated pterygium surgery develops mycobacterial keratitis which progresses to a descemetocele. After worsening on topical antibiotics to the point of nearly perforating, the patient undergoes rose-Bengal photodynami…

A patient presented with blurred vision in the left eye. Examination showed corneal neovascularization and lipid deposition inferiorly. Anterior segment OCT revealed significant corneal stromal thinning with descemetocele. Treatment was with a with an optical penetrating keratoplasty with corrected…

Pythium Insidiosum Keratitis An 83-year-old otherwise healthy female was referred to the BPEI ER for a progressive corneal ulcer. Exam in the left eye was notable for hand motions vision, normal IOP, and severe corneal ulcer associated with hypopyon and scleral extension. B-scan ultrasonography of …

Post-transplant Interface Infectious Keratitis A patient with past ocular history of pseudoexfoliation syndrome, left eye Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) and left eye scleral fixated intraocular lens after complicated left eye cataract surgery presented to the emergency room …

Peripheral crescentic ulceration and thinning along limbus from 0600 to 1200 with superior neovascularization associated with pain. Treatment was initially with lubrication, antibiotic, systemic steroids, vitamin C, and doxycycline. Ultimately, the patient needed conjunctival recession with AMT pla…

Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis A patient with well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy presented to the emergency department with five months of left eye pain, redness, discharge, and blurry vision. Visual acuity in the left eye was found to be 20/60 and slit lamp examination was remarkable f…

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Keratitis A patient five months after bilateral simultaneous cataract surgery in another country presents to the BPEI emergency room with bilateral decreased vision and extreme right eye pain for the last 2 weeks. Their exam was notable for visual acuity of hand motion i…

The patient presented with a neurotrophic corneal ulcer and descemetocele. A lamellar keratectomy, corneal patch graft, amniotic membrane were applied. Preop and post-op-month 1, with amniotic membrane dissolved.

Mycobacterium Abscessus Keratitis A patient was referred for management of a corneal ulcer in their right eye. Initial exam revealed VA OD CF with diffuse corneal epithelial defect, infiltrate, and endothelial plaque and anterior inflammation with a hypopyon. Corneal cultures were positive for Myco…

Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas Keratitis Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative rod that is both an aerobic and facultative anaerobic organism. It is commonly spread through contact with exposed water, medical equipment, or human contact. As an opportunistic infection, it causes mild disease i…

Microsporidial Keratitis A patient with chronic nonresponse keratitis presented to Bascom Palmer with a 2 year history of progressive eye pain and blurry vision in the left eye. He was initially diagnosed with herpes stromal keratitis of the left eye and was treated for >1 year with steroids and…

Keratoprosthesis infiltrate and epithelial defect. There was progression with pain and and vitritis that led to removal of the prosthesis.

Crystalline Keratopathy Secondary to Mycobacteria Abscesses in Setting of Pre-Existing Herpetic Keratitis A patient with history of herpetic keratitis referred to cornea service with multifocal, white, anterior stromal deposits left eye. Examination revealed 20/20 with inferior and temporal paracen…

Aspergillus Keratitis A patient with a history of eye trauma with metallic foreign body presented with pain and blurry vision and was found to have severe Aspergillus infectious keratitis. He continued to progress despite topical, systemic, and intrastromal anti-fungal therapy. He was initially tre…

Alternaria Keratitis A patient with a history of a failed DMEK who required a DSAEK, was referred to the BPEI's cornea department after a 1-month history of culture-confirmed Alternaria keratitis that developed after the DSAEK. The ulcer progressed despite topical and systemic antifungal treatment.…