TY - JOUR
T1 - Case of corneal melting associated with the use of topical Nepafenac
AU - Bekendam, Peter D.
AU - Narváez, Julio
AU - Agarwal, Madhu
N1 - PURPOSE: To report a case of corneal melting associated with the use of the topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent Nepafenac. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: A 62-year-old woman with a complicated ocular history developed corneal melting associated with the use of Nepafenac. On discontinuation of Nepafenac, the melt rapidly resolved.
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - PURPOSE: To report a case of corneal melting associated with the use of the topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent Nepafenac. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: A 62-year-old woman with a complicated ocular history developed corneal melting associated with the use of Nepafenac. On discontinuation of Nepafenac, the melt rapidly resolved. CONCLUSIONS: Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents have been associated with corneal ulceration and stromal melts. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case involving the new agent, Nepafenac.
AB - PURPOSE: To report a case of corneal melting associated with the use of the topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent Nepafenac. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: A 62-year-old woman with a complicated ocular history developed corneal melting associated with the use of Nepafenac. On discontinuation of Nepafenac, the melt rapidly resolved. CONCLUSIONS: Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents have been associated with corneal ulceration and stromal melts. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case involving the new agent, Nepafenac.
KW - Corneal melt
KW - Nepafenac
KW - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
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U2 - 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180cfe626
DO - 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180cfe626
M3 - Article
C2 - 17721306
SN - 0277-3740
VL - 26
SP - 1002
EP - 1003
JO - Cornea
JF - Cornea
IS - 8
ER -