Surgically induced necrotizing scleritis occurring 48 years after strabismus surgery
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2005
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Lai, T.
Leibovitch, I.
Zadeh, R.
Chehade, M.
Tamblyn, D.
Selva, S.
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Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2005; 42(3):180-182
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We present a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with surgically induced necrotizing scleritis 48 years after strabismus surgery. This case demonstrates the importance of a high index of suspicion for this sight-threatening condition, even many years after strabismus surgery.