Detailed Information

Cited 1 time in webofscience Cited 1 time in scopus
Metadata Downloads

Bilateral posterior scleritis after sequential bilateral cataract surgery: a case reportopen access

Authors
Hong, Chae-MinShin, Min-HoKim, Seong-JaeSeo, Seong-WookChung, InyoungYoo, Woong-Sun
Issue Date
26-Jul-2022
Publisher
BMC
Keywords
Cataract surgery; Posterior scleritis; Steroids
Citation
BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY, v.22, no.1
Indexed
SCIE
SCOPUS
Journal Title
BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume
22
Number
1
URI
https://scholarworks.gnu.ac.kr/handle/sw.gnu/1029
DOI
10.1186/s12886-022-02537-1
ISSN
1471-2415
1471-2415
Abstract
Background Posterior scleritis is a rare, inflammatory ophthalmic disease, leading to severe visual impairment if untreated. Posterior scleritis occurring after surgery, unrelated to systemic inflammatory diseases, is even rarer. This report discusses a case of bilateral posterior scleritis, after cataract surgery in both the eyes, treated with high-dose steroids. Case presentation A 55-year-old man, who had undergone bilateral sequential cataract surgery one week before, presented with sudden loss of vision and ocular pain in both eyes. The patient had no systemic diseases or neurological symptoms. Serous retinal detachment of the macula with optic disc swelling was observed on fundus examination in both the eyes, and bilateral thickening of choroid and sclera was seen in ultrasonography. Under diagnosis of bilateral posterior scleritis due to the increased signal of sclera in both the eyes on magnetic resonance imaging, high-dose steroid therapy was performed. After treatment, improvement in visual acuity and retinal detachment were observed, and thereafter, it has been maintained without relapse. Conclusions With high-dose steroid therapy, we successfully treated a rare case of bilateral posterior scleritis following cataract surgery in both eyes. To our knowledge, this is the first report on posterior scleritis occurring after surgery, unrelated to systemic inflammatory diseases.
Files in This Item
There are no files associated with this item.
Appears in
Collections
College of Medicine > Department of Medicine > Journal Articles

qrcode

Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

Related Researcher

Researcher Seo, Seong Wook photo

Seo, Seong Wook
의과대학 (의학과)
Read more

Altmetrics

Total Views & Downloads

BROWSE