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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 1984 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 113-114 |
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Keratectomy in terriens marginal degeneration
Alex Joseph, S Tony Fernandez, TP Ittyarath, John Williams
Department of Ophthalmology, Little Flower Hospital, Angamaly, India
Correspondence Address:
Alex Joseph
Ophthalmic Surgeon, St. John's Hospital, Kattappana (Kerala)
India
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PMID: 6526462 
How to cite this article:
Joseph A, Fernandez S T, Ittyarath T P, Williams J. Keratectomy in terriens marginal degeneration. Indian J Ophthalmol 1984;32:113-4 |
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Terriens marginal degeneration of the cornea is a rare bilateral condition starting with opacifications and vascularistion of the periphery of the cornea, progressing by degeneration of the stroma to the formation of a gutter and finally resulting in ectasia and rupture.[1] This is an uncommon condition. The condition exist more frequently in males than in females (3:1)[3] and one third of the total cases are seen below the age of 40 years[1].
The treatment of the condition is disappointing. Procedures like repeated cauterisation, conjunctival flapping, cyclodiathermy, keratectomy, keratoplasty etc. were tried in an attempt to prevent the progress of the condition. The purpose of this present communication is to report a case of unilateral Terriens marginal degeneration treated successfully by keratectomy and conjunctival flapping.
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A 37 year old male was first seen with defective vision in his left eye of 8 years duration. He was changing his glass very frequently without much improvement. Ophthalmic examination results were as follows:- Right eye was within normal limits with a vision of 6/6. Left Eye vision was 3/60 and the refraction value was+8.00 Sph with -16.00 cyl at 100". Inspection of the comes as showed an arcuate opacity along the margin of the lower half of the cornea. The lower part of the cornea was bulging and irregular. Bio-microscopic examination revealed a shallow gutter in the lower periphery of the cornea with some vascularisation of the floor. Epithelium was intact. Anterior Chamber, Iris, Pupil and lens were normal. Corneal sensation was reduced on the floor of the gutter. Fundus was normal. General physical examination and routine laboratory blood, urine and motion investigations were non-contributory.
The patient was admitted and a full thickness Keratectomy excision of diseased tissue was done under local anaesthesia. The diseased part of the cornea was marked out with a special trephine designed by us (used for corneal section in cataract extraction). The marked out part of the cornea was excised. Two peripheral button hole iridectomies were done. The cornea was sutured with 8'O virgin silk.
The wound was reinforced with a conjunctival flap. Daily dressing was done and the patient was discharged on tenth post operative day. Release of the conjunctival flap and suture removal were done after three weeks. The vision improved to 6/9 with a correction of +2.50 cyl at 90°. Now it is 21/2 years and condition remains stationery with the same refraction value and vision.
| Summary | | |
A case of unilateral Terrien's Marginal degeneration in a 37 year old male treated with Keratectomy and conjunctival flapping is being reported.
| References | | |
| 1. | Duke Elder S., 1965, System of Ophthalmology, London Kimption Vol. VIII Part 11 909-913.  |
| 2. | Etzine S. Friedman, 1963, Amer. J. Ophthalmol.55:105. |
| 3. | Gurbex Singh and Malik SRK,1978, Ind. J. Ophthal mol. 26, 11, 30. |
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