PMC4943766_01
Corneal ulcer with infiltration and endothelial edema.
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F1
During the next weeks, the ulcer showed partial closure processes followed by reactivations (fig. 1).
Calcium deposits and partial closure of the ulcer.
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F2
After its reabsorption 2 weeks later, the keratopathy was completely closed, but a calcium deposit where the ulcer was located persisted (fig. 2).
State of the cornea after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.
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F3
When the patient's condition was established, we proposed the possibility of a deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for the removal of the calcareous keratopathy and restoration of his corneal transparency (fig. 3).