title: Conjunctival transplantation for corneal surface reconstruction--case reports and review of literature.
abstract: Corneal persistent epithelial defects (PED) can occur due to various causes. In diffuse ocular surface disease, they often occur secondary to depletion of limbal stem cells. A number of complications occur secondary to PED and successful treatment usually requires conjunctival surgeries for corneal surface reconstruction. We report two cases of chemical injury successfully treated by two such procedures. This report highlights the encouraging results of limbal transplantation and reviews the literature in the management of PED with limbal stem cell loss.
authors.affiliation: Sight Savers Cornea Training, Smt. Uttaradevi Rao Training Centre for Advancement of Eye Care, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanghvi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000637:transplantation*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male