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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy

Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy

Category(ies): Cornea
Contributor: Jesse Vislisel, MD
Photographer: Brice Critser, CRA

Bullous keratopathy is characterized by corneal edema with formation of epithelial bullae. It is secondary to loss or dysfunction of the corneal endothelial cells which usually maintain the cornea's dehydrated state.

edema resulted as a sequellae of cataract surgery, thus is it called pseudophakic bullous keratopathy
This patient's edema resulted as a sequellae of cataract surgery, thus is it called pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. Note the diffuse epithelial microcysts with several larger bullae visible to the left of the slit beam.