Fungal corneal ulcer after repair of an overhanging filtering bleb: A case report

Figure 1 Preoperative and postoperative photograph of the eye. A: Preoperative photograph: A prolapsed filtering bleb invading the transparent cornea and approaching the pupil area is shown; B: Postoperative photograph taken by operating microscope: The repaired filtering bleb is shown by the white arrow in the lower part of the photo; a corneal epithelial defect remained in the prolapsed area of the filtering bleb.

Figure 2 The course of the fungal corneal infection. A: The 4^th wk after the operation. There is a grey infiltrate with irregular white edges on the cornea; B: The 5^th wk after operation. A corneal ulcer has formed; C: The 7^th wk after operation. A hypopyon appears to have occurred; D: The 9^th wk after operation. The corneal ulcer and hypopyon is still present; E: The 11^th wk after operation. The corneal ulcer appears to be improving, the hypopyon has absorbed; F: The 16^th wk after operation. The corneal ulcer is repaired, a leucoma appears to have formed.