Wa Kaimbo D Kaimbo1. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kinshasa, DR Congo. kaimbo@raga.net
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of unilateral corneal hydrops associated with vernal conjunctivitis as a presenting sign of keratoconus. METHOD: Case report. A 10-year-old girl with corneal hydrops of the left eye. RESULT: Visual acuity in the affected eye was hand motions and slit-lamp examination revealed a left keratoconic, ectasis, edematous cornea with mild vernal conjunctivitis. CONCLUSION: Hereditary and environmental factors may contribute to the etiology of keratoconus and corneal hydrops.
PURPOSE: To report a case of unilateral corneal hydrops associated with vernal conjunctivitis as a presenting sign of keratoconus. METHOD: Case report. A 10-year-old girl with corneal hydrops of the left eye. RESULT: Visual acuity in the affected eye was hand motions and slit-lamp examination revealed a left keratoconic, ectasis, edematous cornea with mild vernal conjunctivitis. CONCLUSION: Hereditary and environmental factors may contribute to the etiology of keratoconus and corneal hydrops.