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- Title
Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome in a patient with keratoconus - a case report.
- Authors
De Maria, Michele; Iannetta, Danilo; Moramarco, Antonio; Fontana, Luigi
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>To describe a case of a rare association of bilateral keratoconus and unilateral essential iris atrophy and to conduct a literature review of the current strategies of treatment of the corneal disease and glaucoma in patients with Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome (ICE).<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>We report a rare association of bilateral keratoconus and unilateral essential iris atrophy in a 38-year-old man. Diagnosis of bilateral keratoconus was confirmed by corneal topography. Slit-lamp examination showed extensive iris atrophy with corectopia and policoria in one eye. Corneal specular microscopy revealed an abnormal endothelium morphology in the same eye with extensive peripheral anterior synechiae and closure of the drainage angle at gonioscopy. Intraocular pressure was 26 mmHg, despite maximal topical therapy. Optic disc examination showed severe glaucomatous cupping. Surgery by glaucoma drainage device implantation was performed.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Essential iris atrophy is a rare clinical variant of ICE syndrome characterized by profound anatomical alterations of the anterior segment associated with corneal edema and secondary glaucoma. In these patients, selective keratoplasties have replaced penetrating keratoplasty to treat corneal decompensation and glaucoma drainage devices are preferred to conventional trabeculectomy for the treatment of secondary glaucoma.
- Subjects
KERATOCONUS; OPTIC disc; INTRAOCULAR pressure; SYNDROMES; THERAPEUTICS; CORNEAL topography
- Publication
BMC Ophthalmology, 2019, Vol 19, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2415
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12886-019-1215-x