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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia2025

Intrastromal autologous blood injection for treating corneal hydrops.

Lucas Baldissera Tochetto, Flavio Eduardo Hirai, Ítalo Pena de Oliveira, Klaus Tyrrasch, Tais Hitomi Wakamatsu, José Álvaro Pereira Gomes

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Lucas Baldissera TochettoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0571-6932
Flavio Eduardo HiraiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5757-4254
Ítalo Pena de OliveiraDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6399-7851
Klaus TyrraschDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6497-0570
Tais Hitomi WakamatsuDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0583-7032
José Álvaro Pereira GomesDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7329-9531

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purposeTo describe the technique and outcomes of intrastromal autologous blood injection in patients with severe corneal hydrops.

methodsNineteen patients with corneal hydrops underwent intrastromal autologous blood injection. Postoperative assessments included best-corrected visual acuity and time to resolution of corneal edema.

resultsCorneal edema resolved within 1 week in 5 patients, within 1 month in 11, and within 3 months in 3. The mean duration of edema persistence was 37.94 ± 33.05 days (range, 6-124). Corneal thickness decreased from 2.06 ± 0.71-mm preoperatively to 1.34 ± 0.65-mm at day 7, 0.85 ± 0.56-mm at day 30, and 0.57 ± 0.13-mm at day 90 (p<0.001). Descemet's membrane (DM) detachment decreased from 1.01 ± 0.75-mm to 0.44 ± 0.57-mm, 0.24 ± 0.36-mm, and 0.08 ± 0.11-mm on postoperative days 7, 30, and 90, respectively (p<0.001). DM break size decreased from 1.12 ± 1.19-mm to 0.62 ± 0.84-mm at 3 months (p<0.005). Three patients developed hematocornea; no other major complications were observed. At 3 months, mean best-corrected visual acuity improved from 2.37 ± 0.66 to 0.41 ± 0.17 logMAR with hard contact lenses (p<0.001).

conclusionsIntrastromal autolo gous blood injection is an effective treatment for severe corneal hydrops, promoting faster edema resolution and visual improvement with minimal complications.

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Blood Transfusion, AutologousCorneal EdemaCorneal StromaAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansInjections, IntraocularMaleMiddle AgedTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityYoung Adult

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PMCPMC12997595

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