Keloids, although rarely seen in common clinical practice, may cause significant ocular morbidity. A 68-year-old female presented with a whitish mass in her left eye, associated with diminution of vision, foreign body sensation, and watering. This was preceded by a history of small incision cataract surgery (SICS). She underwent excision of the lesion, with a scleral patch graft and conjunctival autograft. The mass was confirmed to be a keloid on histopathologic examination. Here, we report this unique case of post-SICS corneal keloid, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported previously.
Keloids, although rarely seen in common clinical practice, may cause significant ocular morbidity. A 68-year-old female presented with a whitish mass in her left eye, associated with diminution of vision, foreign body sensation, and watering. This was preceded by a history of small incision cataract surgery (SICS). She underwent excision of the lesion, with a scleral patch graft and conjunctival autograft. The mass was confirmed to be a keloid on histopathologic examination. Here, we report this unique case of post-SICS corneal keloid, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported previously.