title: Late wound complications after circular keratotomy for zoster keratitis.
abstract: We observed spontaneous melting and separation of circular keratotomy wounds in two zoster patients 8 and 23 years, respectively, after surgery. In one case, it could be demonstrated that the upper part of the unaffected keratotomy wound was formed by a large epithelial plug. It is probable that this type of wound may cause late complications under unfavorable conditions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors