Pedicle skin flap to prevent corneal perforation.
A pedicle skin flap from the lower eyelid was passed through the lower eyelid into the lower fornix and sutured over the cornea in a 36-year-old man with impending perforation caused by lye burns. Perforation was avoided but occurred in the control eye.
D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002424:Caustics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000098:blood supply*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000139:chemically induced; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008191:Lye / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D002424:Caustics; D008191:Lye