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Clinical picture of the right eye at initial presentation. There is marked corneal infiltration, and central thinning.
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Slit lamp examination revealed diffuse full-thickness corneal infiltration with overlying epithelial ulcer on both eyes. (Figures 1 and 2) His right eye had excessive central corneal thinning and 2,5 mm of hypopyon.
Conjunctival injection, diffuse central corneal infiltration and marked discharge in the left eye at initial presentation.
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Slit lamp examination revealed diffuse full-thickness corneal infiltration with overlying epithelial ulcer on both eyes. (Figures 1 and 2) His right eye had excessive central corneal thinning and 2,5 mm of hypopyon.
PAS positive fungal hyphae between corneal epithelial cells (x1000).
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The microscopic examination of smears with Periodic Acsid Schiff (PAS) stain revealed many fungal filaments (Figure 3).
Clinical picture of the right eye after the first amniotic membrane transplantation. There is marked corneal thinning and vascularization.
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Excessive corneal thinning required repeated amniotic membrane transplantation (Figures 4 and 5).
Severe iris prolapse and corneal melting of the right eye after second amniotic membrane transplantation.
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Excessive corneal thinning required repeated amniotic membrane transplantation (Figures 4 and 5).
Clinical picture of the left eye 7 months after LASIK. There is minimal conjunctival injection and vascularized corneal leukoma.
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