Open AccessRepositioning of pedicle conjunctival flap performed for refractory corneal ulcer
Author(s) -
Ashok Sharma,
Kanwar Mohan,
Rajan Sharma,
Verinder S. Nirankari
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.124118
Subject(s) - medicine , cornea , corneal ulcer , ophthalmology , refractory (planetary science) , surgery , visual acuity , corneal topography , corneal ulceration , physics , astrobiology
A 50-year-old male was referred with a previous history of conjunctival flap (CF) for a nonhealing fungal corneal ulcer with extreme corneal thinning in the right eye. The peritomy for the CF extended from 6:30 to 9:30 clock h on the cornea. The CF was disengaged, peritomy area deepithelialized, and CF was repositioned. He later underwent penetrating keratoplasty and achieved 20/40 best corrected visual acuity. The authors present a new concept for surgically repositioning CF s to the original site immediately after healing of the corneal ulcer.