title: [Autotransplantation of conjunctiva in the rehabilitation of alkali burns of the eye].
abstract: Conjunctival autotransplantation (Thoft's method) was performed in patients who had sustained eye injuries caused by chemicals. Twelve of them were followed up long enough for definite conclusions to be drawn. Lacrimation, photophobia and other signs of irritation disappeared in all the eyes which underwent surgery. The visual acuity after the operation was moderately or markedly better in ten of them. Conjunctival autotransplantation seems to be a more physiologic and more promising operation than standard corneal transplantation as far as corneal scars resulting from chemical injuries are concerned.
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000601:surgery*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000637:transplantation*; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Autotransplantation der Bindehaut zur Rehabilitation von Augenverätzungen.