Dystrophic calcification of the sclera following pterygium surgery with adjunctive beta-irradiation: Case report of the surgical management
African Vision and Eye Health
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Dystrophic calcification of the sclera following pterygium surgery with adjunctive beta-irradiation: Case report of the surgical management | |
| Creator | Höllhumer, Roland | |
| Description | The purpose of this article was to report a late complication of adjuvant beta-radiation after pterygium surgery. This is a case report of a 56-year-old black female patient who presented with an infectious scleritis associated with scleral necrosis and dystrophic calcification. She had undergone pterygium surgery with adjuvant beta-irradiation six years before. She was managed with topical antibiotics and patch graft, with a good outcome. Beta-radiation is associated with visually significant long-term complications and should be avoided. We recommend an excision with extended tenonectomy and free autograft as the procedure of choice. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2020-09-21 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/aveh.v79i1.566 | |
| Source | African Vision and Eye Health; Vol 79, No 1 (2020); 4 pages 2410-1516 2413-3183 | |
| Language | eng | |
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