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Sutureless patch graft for sterile corneal melts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20508506     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An innovative technique to seal large paracentral corneal melts is being presented. Two patients with sterile corneal melts sized 3-5 mm in diameter were treated with a full-thickness patch graft punched using a dermatological trephine and secured with the fibrin-aprotinin biological tissue adhesive, supplanting the need for sutures. The defect was adequately sealed, and successful tectonic support with postoperative best-corrected visual acuity of 6/24 was achieved in both cases, circumventing the need for an emergency full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty.
Authors:
Noopur Gupta; Ritika Sachdev; Radhika Tandon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cornea     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1536-4798     ISO Abbreviation:  Cornea     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-27     Completed Date:  2010-10-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8216186     Medline TA:  Cornea     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  921-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aprotinin / therapeutic use
Corneal Perforation / surgery*
Corneal Transplantation / methods*
Female
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / therapeutic use*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Suture Techniques*
Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use*
Tissue Donors
Visual Acuity / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; 0/Tissue Adhesives; 9087-70-1/Aprotinin

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