A successful alternative: Repair of a penetrating limbal wound by lamellar keratoplasty

Ivanka J.E. Van Der Meulen; L. J.J.M. Maillette De Buy Wenniger-Prick; R. Lapid-Gortzak; C. P. Nieuwendaal

doi:10.1177/112067210701700116

A successful alternative: Repair of a penetrating limbal wound by lamellar keratoplasty

Ivanka J.E. Van Der Meulen
, L. J.J.M. Maillette De Buy Wenniger-Prick
, R. Lapid-Gortzak
, C. P. Nieuwendaal

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PURPOSE. To report repair of a penetrating limbal wound by lamellar keratoplasty 1 year post-traumatically. METHODS. Interventional case report. RESULTS. A 5-year-old boy had a self-inflicted injury leading to a limbal penetrating wound. The wound closed spontaneously by prolapsed subconjunctival uveal tissue and no intervention was planned. One year later surgical closure of the defect was necessary, as the amount of prolapsed tissue had increased. After excising the prolapsed tissue the wound was closed with a lamellar corneal graft, resulting in a quiet and stable anterior segment and a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/16. CONCLUSIONS. Lamellar keratoplasty can be a useful technique to repair a limbal penetrating wound. Corneal allografts have adequate tensile strength, low immunogenicity, and are easy to obtain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-120
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/112067210701700116
State	Published - 1 Jan 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Childhood
Lamellar keratoplasty
Penetrating ocular injury
Trauma
Uveal prolapse

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Ophthalmology

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A successful alternative: Repair of a penetrating limbal wound by lamellar keratoplasty

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