title: Sclerokeratoplasty in a case of corneal keloid.
abstract: The diagnosis of a corneal keloid should be suspected in any case of a protuberant corneal mass with a past history of a perforating wound or surgical trauma. A corneal biopsy may confirm the diagnosis, and in selected cases where there is complete corneal involvement by the keloid, a sclerokeratoplasty can be performed as an alternative procedure to enucleation to preserve the globe and allow useful vision.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cornea y Patologia de la Fundación Oftalmológica Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Daza
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012590:Sclera / Q000637:transplantation*