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Fig. 4

From: Treating refractory corneal hydrops in a male patient with vernal keratoconjunctivitis and mental retardation: a case report

Fig. 4

Postoperative external photography of the right eye after penetrating keratoplasty. A, B Images taken at 3 months after PK showing a persistent central corneal epithelial defect with vernal keratoconjunctivitis of the right eye. C, D Images taken 6 months after PK and 3 months after epiblepharon correction showing no corneal opacity or edema. The image also shows resolved trichiasis and epithelial defect with minimal superficial punctate keratitis. No suture-related complications, such as suture infiltration and loosening were noted over our intrastromal continuous running sutures (red star). PK, penetrating keratoplasty

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