Scleral ring as template for corneoscleral graft.
A 19-year-old woman sustained a corneal laceration in her right eye. After bacterial keratitis was treated by antibiotics and a conjunctival flap, she developed a corneoscleral ectasia. We used a 15-mm diameter scleral ring as a template for corneoscleral graft. We obtained uniform donor and host buttons by suturing the ring alternately to donor and host eyes. One year postoperatively, the patient had a retrograft fibrous membrane with corneal edema, a visual acuity of R.E.: 6/60 (20/200), and intraocular pressure of 16 mm Hg.
D000328:Adult; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012590:Sclera / Q000637:transplantation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous