Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Surgically induced necrotizing scleritis (SINS) is a scleral ulceration that can occur days to years after various ocular surgeries. It is an uncommon complication that may lead to scleral perforation. We report the case of a 45-year-old diabetic male patient who underwent vitreoretinal surgery on his left eye for the treatment of a complicated diabetic retinal detachment. He presented three months after the procedure with extensive scleromalacia pre-perforans. This case highlights the risk of SINS following ocular surgery. Therefore, patients at high risk of developing SINS should be identified before undergoing any sclera-involving ocular procedure through thorough ophthalmic and systemic evaluation.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.83019
Institutions: Centre Hospitalier Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409828141