TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Corneal endothelial cell loss following airbag injury
JO  - Clinical medicine insights. Case reports
A1  - Alshehri, Omar Abdulaziz
A1  - Alsulami, Raed Eid
A1  - Alqahtani, Bader Saad
A1  - Alamri, Osama Saeed
A1  - Alharbi, Mosa
SP  - e11795476221103824
EP  - e11795476221103824
VL  - 15
IS  - 
N2  - PURPOSE: To report a rare incidence of corneal endothelial cell loss following airbag injury. OBSERVATION: A 27-year-old female who sustained a motor vehicle accident with airbag deployment presented with hand motion vision in the left eye. Ocular examination demonstrated corneal abrasion, significant corneal stromal edema with descemet folds, and a central pachymetry of 999 µm. The patient was managed with topical steroids and antibiotic drops. One week later, specular microscopy revealed a central endothelial cell count of 2200/mm(2) with pleomorphism, polymegathism, and a decreased central corneal thickness of 569 µm. A repeat of specular microscopy 6 months later showed a decreased central endothelial cell count of 1611/mm(2) with recovered visual acuity of 20/30. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Corneal endothelial loss is a severe complication of ocular airbag injury. Serial ophthalmic assessment is recommended because endothelial cell loss may continue for some time after the initial impact.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1179-5476
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795476221103824
ID  - ref1
ER  -