EVALUATING THE RESULT OF PARTIAL THICKNESS SUTURES WITH INTRACAMERAL C3F8 14% IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE CORNEAL HYDROPS IN KERATOCONUS
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Objectives: (1) Evaluating the best corrected visual acuity and corneal edema change before and after surgery. (2) Evaluating the prevalence of complications after treatment. Materials and Methods: Retrospective descriptive case series. Twenty medical records of patients with acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus treated with partial thickness corneal sutures and intracameral C3F8 14% at Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital from January, 2020 to March, 2024. The implementation period was from May, 2024 to September, 2024. Results: The study included 20 eyes of 20 patients. Best corrected visual acuity improved from 2,2 to 1,1 logMar (p = 0,0001) 6 months after surgery. Corneal clarity in central zone improved after 6 months follow-up. The mean central corneal thickness decreased from 1138,7 µm before surgery to 624,5 µm after surgery one month (p = 0,0001) and to 490,7 µm (p = 0,0001) 6 months later. The complication during follow-up was pulpilary block (5%). Conclusion: Partial thickness corneal sutures and descemetopexy with C3F8 14% is considered as a safe and effective method in the management of acute hydrops.
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Acute corneal hydrops, partial thickness sutures, descemetopexy with C3F8 14%.
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