title: Lamellar corneal autograft for corneal perforation.
abstract: A corneal perforation developed in the right eye of a 46-year-old man after removal of a corneal foreign body. Two attempts to seal the perforation with cyanoacrylate glue failed. The patient subsequently underwent lamellar corneal autograft, which successfully closed the perforation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of repairing a corneal perforation with lamellar corneal autograft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Rapuano
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Krachmer
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D065306:Corneal Injuries; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous