Spontaneous reduction in myopic correction following varicella disciform stromal keratitis
- Eye Department, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Ynysmaerdy, Llantrisant, CF72 8XR, UK
- Accepted 29 October 2001
We present the case of an 11 year old myopic girl who developed significant refractive changes due to corneal scarring following varicella disciform stromal keratitis in her right eye. This has markedly reduced the myopia in her right eye and resulted in significant anisometropia.
Case report
This 11 year old girl presented to her general practitioner with a red and painful right eye with reduced vision. She had had an uneventful episode of primary varicella zoster infection (chickenpox) 3 weeks earlier, from which she had made a full recovery. The general practitioner diagnosed her as having conjunctivitis and she was treated with topical chloramphenicol. One week later, the redness and pain had settled but her vision remained hazy. As a result she was referred to the eye department. Examination confirmed a reduction of visual acuity to 6/24 (Snellen) in the right eye and 6/6 in the left with spectacle correction. She was wearing a correction for myopia with a prescription of −4.75/−0.75 × 110° in the right eye and …
