However,
at the time of the repeat visit to the hospital after 6 weeks,
he said that he had not tapered the steroid containing antibiotic and had been using the eye drops 6 times/day.
On examination, presenting visual acuity in both eyes was 3/60. Ciliary congestion was present in the right eye.
Corneal epithelial defect was 6 mm in diameter, circular and in continuity with the adjacent scleral lesion.
Underlying stromal infiltrate was present in the cornea. The necrotic ulcerative scleral lesion measured 2 mm x 6 mm.
The sclerocorneal lesion was covered with black-coloured pigment.The patient’s left eye was aphakic with no other associated pathology.