Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 876-878 , May 2005

Intraocular contact lens tamponade to facilitate penetrating keratoplasty in perforated corneas

  • Andrew Kaines, MBBS, MPHC
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  • Patrick Versace, MBBS, FRANZCO

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Patrick Versace, MBBS, FRANZCO, Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, 2/75 Grafton Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney, NSW 2022, Australia.
    • ,
  • Gaytre Banerjee, MBBS, FRCO
    • ,
  • Minas Coroneo, MD, MS, MSc, FRANZCO

References 

  1. Randleman JB, Song CD, Palay DA. Indications for and outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty performed by resident surgeons. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003;136:68–75
  2. Maguen E, Nesburn AB, Macy JI. Combined use of sodium hyaluronate and tissue adhesive in penetrating keratoplasty of corneal perforations. Ophthalmic Surg. 1984;15:55–57
  3. Kobayashi A, Shirao Y, Segawa Y, et al. Temporary use of a customized, glued-on hard contact lens before penetrating keratoplasty for descemetocele or corneal perforation. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2003;34:226–229

 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)01232-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.10.060

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 876-878 , May 2005

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