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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2022; 239(04): 399-400
DOI: 10.1055/a-1739-0607
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The Forked Cornea and the Steroid Dilemma – A Case Report

Die aufgegabelte Hornhaut und das Steroiddilemma – ein Fallbeispiel
Eliane Mirjam Amstutz
Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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Adrian Weber
Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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Christina de Techtermann
Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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Katja Iselin
Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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Background

Central corneal injuries caused by non-sterile foreign bodies represent a therapeutic challenge due to the threat to visual acuity with a simultaneous threat of microbial infection [1]. Immediate steroid therapy can prevent dense corneal scarring but reduces the immune response to suspected pathogens [2], [3], [4]. We report a case of a corneal injury that was treated with steroids from initial presentation despite a high likelihood of microbial contamination.



Publication History

Received: 26 September 2021

Accepted: 30 December 2021

Article published online:
23 March 2022

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