J4 ›› 2011, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (6): 59-60.

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Clinical Analysis of the Dry Eye after Pterygium Excision Misdiagnosed as Viral Keratitis

Objective:To investigate the dry eye prone pathogenesis after pterygium excision and the avoidance of misdiagnosis as viral kerati!is.Methods:The clinical data of 38 eyes from 26 patients were analyzed.Results:All cases were conducted the pterygium excision and were postoperative dry eye misdiagnosed as viral keratitis.After discontinuation of antiviral therapy,all eases were cured through the treatment of dry eye.Conclusion:Clinicians should fully grasp the pathogenesis of dry eye and the diferential diagnosis of dry eye from viral keratitis in order to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.   

  1. Yunnan Provincial Red Cross Teaching Hospital of Dali University,Kunming 650021,China
  • Received:2011-03-11 Revised:2011-03-23 Online:2011-06-01 Published:2011-06-01

Abstract:

Objective:To investigate the dry eye prone pathogenesis after pterygium excision and the avoidance of misdiagnosis as viral kerati!is.Methods:The clinical data of 38 eyes from 26 patients were analyzed.Results:All cases were conducted the pterygium excision and were postoperative dry eye misdiagnosed as viral keratitis.After discontinuation of antiviral therapy,all eases were cured through the treatment of dry eye.Conclusion:Clinicians should fully grasp the pathogenesis of dry eye and the diferential diagnosis of dry eye from viral keratitis in order to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.

Key words: pterygium, surgery, dry eye, virus keratiti

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