Course: Pigmented Corneal Lesions After Cataract Surgery
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2023-02-09
An 81-year-old woman was referred to our service for assessment of 3 darkly pigmented corneal lesions (A). Two years ago, she underwent uncomplicated right cataract surgery at a different center. Her postoperative course had been complicated by persistent low-grade anterior uveitis for which she received maintenance loteprednol, 0.5%, eye drops on alternate days. She also used latanoprost eye drops at night in both eyes for primary open-angle glaucoma. Her medical history was only significant for hypertension, which was well controlled with ramipril. She denied any ocular trauma or recent travel outside of the country. Review of systems was unremarkable.
Educational Objective
Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
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