Deep lamellar keratoplasty for recurrent advanced pterygium
| Autor: | Virender S Sangwan, Balasubramanya Ramamurthy, Sujata Das |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Conjunctiva Visual acuity genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Corneal graft Visual Acuity Pterygium Transplantation Autologous Corneal Transplantation Recurrence Ophthalmology Cornea medicine Humans Corneal transplantation business.industry Light perception medicine.disease eye diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Deep lamellar keratoplasty Female sense organs medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasersimaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye. 40(1) |
| ISSN: | 1542-8877 |
| Popis: | The authors report a case of recurrent advanced pterygium managed by deep lamellar keratoplasty and conjunctival autograft. A woman presented with bilateral recurrent advanced pterygium (more prevalent in the left eye) associated with corneal thinning in the left eye. Two-thirds of the cornea was covered by pterygia. Her visual acuity was counting fingers at 1 meter in the right eye and light perception with projection of rays being accurate in all quadrants in the left eye. She underwent deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and conjunctival autograft in her left eye. Clarity, state of corneal graft, and postoperative visual acuity were noted. The graft was clear and the patient’s best-corrected visual acuity improved to 20/60 after the surgery. Deep lamellar keratoplasty with conjunctival autograft is a good option as a single-stage surgery for recurrent advanced pterygium. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2009;40:43-45.] |
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