Kim, Bia ZWilson, Peter JMcGhee, Charles2018-10-092015-110886-3350https://hdl.handle.net/2292/39816We highlight potential problems and pitfalls in cases of Salzmann nodular degeneration by reporting the case of an 84-year-old man with reduced visual acuity due to particularly extensive bilateral Salzmann nodules and moderate cataracts. Large annular Salzmann lesions were removed by superficial keratectomy in each eye. The reproducibility and accuracy of keratometry and biometry improved significantly, and uneventful phacoemulsification cataract surgery was performed 4 weeks after the keratectomy. The phacoemulsification procedures were routine other than the development of pronounced epithelial bullae in the area of Salzmann nodule excision. At final review, the uncorrected distance visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye.No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.PrintItems in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmHumansVision DisordersCorneal Dystrophies, HereditaryCataractIntraoperative ComplicationsCorneal TopographyPhacoemulsificationLens Implantation, IntraocularBiometryVisual AcuityAged, 80 and overMaleAxial Length, EyeJournal Article10.1016/j.jcrs.2015.10.037Copyright: The author26703510http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess1873-4502