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Limbus angiographic changes after ocular chemical burn

Poster Details

First Author: R.Rachwani SPAIN

Co Author(s): C. Rocha de Lossada   D. Borroni   G. Figuereido   S. Kaye   V. Romano        

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To describe limbus ischemia over time after chemical injury with anterior segment angiography

Setting:

Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Clinical Case

Methods:

A 57-year-old patient presented to our practice after suffering a chemical burn injury in her right eye with an alkaline solution. Limbal ischaemia was diagnosed and followed for seven years using anterior segment angiography both, indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and  fluorescein angiography (FA).

Results:

Anterior segment angiography showed an inferonasal area of ischaemia in the right eye. The degree of limbic ischemia using anterior segment angiography was less than the apparent degree shown in the color photography. Six months after chemical injury, anterior segment angiography presented a recovery of the limbus vascularization and was maintained during the 7 years of follow-up.

Conclusions:

Anterior segment angiography may help to asses objectively the limbus ischemia both in the acute and chronic phases of injury. The use of this diagnostic tool could help to decide the required treatment at each phase of the disease.

Financial Disclosure:

None