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Fig. 2

From: Surgical debridement of corneal shield ulcers in pediatric patients: two case reports and a review of the literature

Fig. 2

Evolution of shield ulcer in the left eye. Left cornea with a shield ulcer measuring 8.0 mm vertically and 3.5 mm horizontally, with a dense plaque at the base of the lesion (a). Large epithelial/anterior stromal defect at the debridement site on the first postoperative day (b). Complete re-epithelialization of the cornea 2 weeks after surgical debridement with anterior stromal thinning (c). Moderate diffuse central anterior stromal haze 45 days after surgical debridement without epithelial defect (d). Diffuse central anterior stromal haze 8 months after surgical debridement without epithelial defect or relapse (e)

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