title: Lateral tarsorrhaphy and disposable soft contact lenses in aniridia patients after penetrating keratoplasty.
abstract: We report our experience with two patients with familial aniridia who underwent combined cataract extraction and penetrating keratoplasty. Persistent epithelial defects developed in all four eyes within 4 months. Combined lateral tarsorrhaphy and application of disposable soft contact lenses restored the integrity of the corneal epithelium, and 21 months after surgery, the grafts were clear and avascular.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, LSU Medical Center, Shreveport 71130.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Au
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Lucius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015783:Aniridia / Q000601:surgery*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004848:Epithelium; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014792:Visual Acuity