INTRACORNEAL AND SCLERAL CYST FOLLOWING CATARACT EXTRACTION

INTRACORNEAL AND SCLERAL CYST FOLLOWING CATARACT EXTRACTION

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Background.A six-year-old boy presented with a large progressive intracorneal and scleral cyst.Two years before, bilateral cataract surgery through a 6.5-mm corneal incision was performed elsewhere.Methods.

The posterior wall of the cyst could be excised, as well as the anterior wall in the sclera.Upon Dual Fuel Range histo-pathology the cyst wall was lined by epithelium.The epithelial cells of the anterior side in the cornea were removed with a curette and a corpus alienum drill.Three and a half years after removal of the cyst, there was no recurrence.Visual acuity was 0.

8.Conclusions.An intracorneal and scleral inclusion cyst was successfully removed by surgical excision and the removal of epithelial cells by a curette Lunch Bag and a corpus alienum drill.