title: [Optical rehabilitation by tectonic anterior segment reconstruction].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The potential benefits of anterior segment surgery to achieve visual rehabilitation in severely compromised eyes subsequent to infectious complications in the anterior segment remain a subject of controversy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Anterior segment reconstructive surgery was performed on twelve patients (12 eyes) with infectious adherent leukoma and extensively damaged intraocular structures. Nine patients (nine eyes) were followed up over a period of two years (20-26 months) and three over a period of nine months (8-11 months).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Simultaneous and consecutive surgical interventions including corneal grafting, anterior chamber reconstruction and posterior chamber lens implantation combined with antimicrobial and antiviral prophylaxis as well as corticosteroid treatment resulted in visual recovery in nine eyes, and in four in a visual acuity of 0.4 or better (reading VA).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgery for optic reasons due to infectious adherent leukoma does not seem to be completely unsuccessful with respect to the low complication rate despite proven retrocorneal membranes in this study.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik, Friedrich Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bialasiewicz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Förster
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Busse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016849:Keratitis, Herpetic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000379:methods; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Optische Rehabilitation durch tektonische Vorderabschnitts-Rekonstruktion.