Pericardium Patch Graft for Severe Corneal Wound Burn.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report a novel management technique using pericardial patch graft for severe corneal wound burn following phacoemulsification of dense cataract with shallow anterior chamber (AC) and overfilled AC with viscoelastic.

Methods

Case report.

Results

A 46-year-old patient with a shallow AC and dense cataract, who underwent phacoemulsification using "soft shell" technique had severe wound burn which was refractory to conventional management with corneal suturing and placing bandage contact lens. He underwent Tutoplast^® (Innovative Ophthalmic Products, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, USA) pericardium patch graft, which fully resorbed and resolved the wound leak over 6 weeks, leaving a well-healed corneal wound.

Conclusion

Pericardium patch graft is a safe a

SUBMITTER: Ashena Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579793 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature