When all else fails: Tectonic keratoplasty with silica gel re-dried cornea in a patient with high risk of corneal perforation

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2015 Oct;90(10):498-500. doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2015.03.002. Epub 2015 May 23.
[Article in English, Spanish]
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biological Dressings
  • Bucrylate / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Contact Lenses
  • Cornea
  • Corneal Pachymetry
  • Corneal Transplantation / methods*
  • Corneal Ulcer / diagnostic imaging
  • Corneal Ulcer / etiology
  • Corneal Ulcer / surgery*
  • Corneal Ulcer / therapy
  • Desiccation
  • Dexamethasone / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Keratoplasty, Penetrating / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Organ Preservation / methods
  • Self Medication
  • Silica Gel
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence

Substances

  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Bucrylate
  • Silica Gel
  • Dexamethasone