Lipid corneal degeneration after trabeculectomy with mitomicin 0. 02%

ABSTRACT One patient with a history of trabeculectomy with Mitomicin C 0.02%, but no history of systemic disorders, exhibited unilateral corneal lipid infiltrates, together with deep stromal vascularization. She was treated with a bevacizumab injection and penetrating keratoplasty. No sign of recurrence was noted after one year post-operative.

RESUMO Um paciente com história de trabeculectomia com Mitomicina C 0,02%, sem doenças sistêmicas pré-existentes, apresentou infiltrado lipídico corneano unilateral associado à vascularização intraestromal profunda. Injeção subconjuntival de Bevacizumabe foi realizada e posterior ceratoplastia penetrante. Não houve sinais de recorrência em um ano.