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Keratitis and corneal melt with ketorolac tromethamine after conductive keratoplasty.

Cornea 2011 April
PURPOSE: To report a case of keratitis and corneal melt after conductive keratoplasty (CK) enhancement.

METHOD: Case report.

RESULTS: A 52-year-old woman with emmetropic presbyopia had undergone previous CK for monovision and underwent CK enhancement 4 years later. Postoperatively, she was managed with ketorolac tromethamine 0.4% and developed keratitis and corneal melt.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first reported case of keratitis and corneal melt associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory topical medications in a post-CK patient.

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