title: Mooren's ulcer treated with a periosteal graft.
abstract: We report a case of recurrent Mooren's ulcer treated with an autogenous periosteal graft. The eye responded well to this therapy. Final visual acuity was 20/40 with spectacle correction of +2.00 + 2.50 X 165.
authors.affiliation: Lions Eye Research Laboratories, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dingeldein
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Insler
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Barron
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014792:Visual Acuity