Open AccessCase series of scleral patch grafts during COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
EK Jyothi,
O Gopala Krishna,
P Lakshmana Rao,
P Raja Sekhar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_3784_20
Subject(s) - medicine , sclera , enucleation , cornea , ophthalmology , glaucoma , covid-19 , glaucoma valve , surgery , keratoprosthesis , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Scleral graft is done for clinical conditions as scleral melt post pterygium surgery, immune or infection related scleral melt, for covering the tubes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implant, for covering the orbital implants post enucleation, etc. A review of literature revealed the use of sclera for corneal perforations in the past, but became obsolete after the cornea being used for patch grafts. Now in this COVID-19 time, due to scarcity of corneal tissue, this technique of scleral patch grafts can be considered as an alternative to corneal patch grafts, which serves well the tectonic/therapeutic purpose and helps salvage the eye.