Temporalis Fascia Grafting in Scleral Necrosis after Pterygium Excision
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1054-1059, 1992.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
We performed scleral grafting with autogenous temporalis fascia and autogenous conjunctiva in 32 patients (32 eyes) in scleral necrosis after pterygium excision. The average age of patients was 54.3 years (range, 38 to 74 years). Nine of them were male and twenty-three were female. The intervals between pterygium excision and scleral necrosis were from 2 months to 23 years (mean, 6.2 years). After the mean follow-up 6.6 months, in 29 eyes graft was stably adhered but in three eyes graft was melted. Conjunctival wound dehiscence and conjunctival necrosis were noticed in three eyes and one eye respectively. There were no cases showing significant difference between the preoperative and the postoperative visual acuity and intraocular pressure. Autogenous temporalis fascia appears to be a good alternative to homologous sclera for scleral reinforcement.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sclera
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Wounds and Injuries
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Pterygium
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Visual Acuity
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Follow-Up Studies
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Conjunctiva
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Transplants
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Fascia
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Intraocular Pressure
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Necrosis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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