Open AccessSurgical Management of Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Update on Surgical Techniques and Their Outcome
Author(s) -
Swapnali Sabhapandit,
Somasheila I Murthy,
Namrata Sharma,
Virender S Sangwan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s385782
Subject(s) - medicine , cornea , corneal perforation , keratitis , perforation , surgery , acanthamoeba keratitis , modalities , ophthalmology , social science , materials science , sociology , metallurgy , punching
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is an inflammatory, necrotic condition in the peripheral cornea which may end in corneal perforation and visual morbidity if not treated adequately. PUK can occur due to infectious or non-infectious causes. Early cases need medical therapy, both locally and systemically (for some cases). However, advanced PUK may necessitate surgical removal of inciting cause of the pathology and maintaining tectonic stability. Such surgical treatment, including corneal transplantations, may be used in an emergency setting or for visual rehabilitation following preliminary stabilization of the affected cornea. The outcome of these surgeries need to be analyzed to understand the long-term visual prognosis of such eyes. This is an attempt to analyze surgical modalities in the management of PUK and their outcomes.