The Development of Scleromalacia after Regional Conjunctivectomy with the Postoperative Application of Mitomycin C as an Adjuvant Therapy

Scleral ischemia and melting can occur in severe cases of chemical or thermal burns, and after ocular surgeries such as a bare sclera pterygium excision with mitomycin C (MMC) application [1]. We describe a patient who devel-oped scleromalacia after undergoing a regional conjuncti-vectomy using the bare sclera technique, followed by the application of postoperative MMC. Case Report A healthy 40-year-old woman visited our clinic with complaints of ocular discomfort in both eyes. There was no documented history suggestive of connective tissue disease or any systemic disease. Six months prior to this presenta-tion, she had undergone a bilateral regional conjunctivec-tomy to treat a chronic hyperemic conjunctiva. Following this procedure, she was started on a regimen of 0.2 mg/m