Surgical management of epithelial ingrowth following traumatic lamellar laceration of the cornea: A case report

We report a case of epithelial ingrowth (EI) after traumatic corneal lamellar laceration in a 57-year-old woman with a history of corneal trauma on her left eye (LE) 1 month before. On examination, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was counting fingers at 1 m. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy showed a partial thickness corneal laceration with an undisplaced flap with EI within the flap–stroma interface. Since the EI affected the visual axis, we performed mechanical debridement. BCVA of the LE improved to 0.6 at 1 year postoperatively without recurrence of EI and with good flap apposition. We conclude that timely surgical debridement of posttraumatic EI can result in a favorable visual outcome.