A novel technique of full-thickness scleral debridement in fulminant necrotising infectious scleritis and its outcomes —a consecutive case series

ConclusionThis study highlights the fulminant and relentlessly progressive clinical course, that infectious scleritis can metamorphose into, despite specific antimicrobial therapy, if inadvertent corticosteroid therapy is administered. Full-thickness debridement without scleral patch graft, could achieve elimination of infectious foci, with favourable long-term anatomical and visual outcome. This technique could offer a potential last-resort approach in such cases where standard therapeutic modalities have not been successful.
Source: International Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research