Three cases of acute sterile corneal melt after cataract surgery

Abstract

Purpose

To report three cases of acute sterile corneal melt after cataract surgery.

Observations

Case 1 was a 21-year-old male presenting with a corneal perforation of his right eye at 10 days after cataract surgery. Case 2 was a 67-year-old male who developed a corneal melt in his left eye at 15 days after cataract surgery. Case 3 was a 70-year-old female with a corneal melt of her left eye at 7 days after cataract surgery. None of the cases exhibited any signs of infection. Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, dry eye, systemic autoimmune diseases, and/or a combination of these were present in patients who developed corneal melt after cataract surgery.

Conclusions and Importance

Corneal melt cases can occur early after cataract surgery, thereby leading to corneal thinning and perforation.