title: Role of corneal surgery in destructive corneal disease.
abstract: Surgery plays an integral role in the management of destructive corneal disease. There are many techniques for structural reinforcement of marginal corneal destruction. Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty for severe cases of central corneal destruction can be an effective method of removing the bulk of diseased tissue, and securing histopathological confirmation of the diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous