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Published on: July 10, 2018
A temporary corneal ectasia following airbag trauma
Ana Marta1, Ana Carolina Abreu1, Sílvia Monteiro1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Largo do Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001, Oporto, Portugal.
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.
