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'''Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy''', abbreviated '''PBK''',<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Arora | first1 = R. | last2 = Manudhane | first2 = A. | last3 = Saran | first3 = RK. | last4 = Goyal | first4 = J. | last5 = Goyal | first5 = G. | last6 = Gupta | first6 = D. | title = Role of corneal collagen cross-linking in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy: a clinicopathological study. | journal = Ophthalmology | volume = 120 | issue = 12 | pages = 2413-8 | month = Dec | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.07.038 | PMID = 23953101 }}
'''Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy''', abbreviated '''PBK''',<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Arora | first1 = R. | last2 = Manudhane | first2 = A. | last3 = Saran | first3 = RK. | last4 = Goyal | first4 = J. | last5 = Goyal | first5 = G. | last6 = Gupta | first6 = D. | title = Role of corneal collagen cross-linking in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy: a clinicopathological study. | journal = Ophthalmology | volume = 120 | issue = 12 | pages = 2413-8 | month = Dec | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.07.038 | PMID = 23953101 }}
</ref> a pathology of the [[eye]] that may be seen in Descemet's membrane specimens.  
</ref> a pathology of the [[eye]] that may be seen in ''[[Descemet's membrane]]'' specimens.  


==General==
==General==

Revision as of 14:12, 13 October 2015

Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, abbreviated PBK,[1] a pathology of the eye that may be seen in Descemet's membrane specimens.

General

  • Rare.[2]
  • Complication of cataract surgery.[3]

Clinical:[4]

  • Eye pain.
  • Corneal edema.

Microscopic

Features:[4]

  • Loss of endothelial cells (<600 cells/mm).
  • Scarring (late).
  • Neovascularization (late).

Images

See also

References

  1. Arora, R.; Manudhane, A.; Saran, RK.; Goyal, J.; Goyal, G.; Gupta, D. (Dec 2013). "Role of corneal collagen cross-linking in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy: a clinicopathological study.". Ophthalmology 120 (12): 2413-8. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.07.038. PMID 23953101.
  2. Bigar, F.; Stürmer, J.; Ganzfried, R. (May 1988). "[Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy].". Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 192 (5): 453-7. doi:10.1055/s-2008-1050150. PMID 3404956.
  3. Goodman, DF.; Stark, WJ.; Gottsch, JD. (Feb 1989). "Complications of cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation.". Ophthalmic Surg 20 (2): 132-40. PMID 2648237.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Liu, T.; Xu, Y.; Sun, D.; Xie, L. (2012). "Histological evaluation of corneal scar formation in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy.". PLoS One 7 (6): e39201. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039201. PMID 22720074.