A temporary corneal ectasia following
airbag trauma.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2020;
19:100822. [PMID:
32671289 PMCID:
PMC7350138 DOI:
10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100822]
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Abstract
Purpose
To report a case of a temporary corneal ectasia induced by airbag trauma.
Observations
A patient who suffered a road traffic accident with deployment of the frontal airbag and presented a corneal ectasia in both eyes after 3 months, without changes in visual acuity. After 9 months, he presented a significantly improvement, achieving his basal parameters in pentacam.
Conclusions and importance
This is a rare case of corneal ectasia induced by airbag trauma that spontaneously reverted and it can emphasize the viscoelastic properties of the human cornea.
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