title: Treatment of scleromalacia perforans with dura mater grafting.
abstract: We describe, to our knowledge for the first time in the English literature, the successful use of cadaveric dura mater in reinforcing the sclera in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with scleromalacia perforans.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Service, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Enzenauer
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Enzenauer
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Cornell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity