Clear corneal cataract surgery in ocular cicatricial pemphigoid.
We present the results of clear corneal cataract surgery in a patient with stable ocular cicatricial pemphigoid. By eliminating trauma to the conjunctiva, cataract surgery was successfully performed without exacerbating the disease.
Elkins
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake CIty, USA.
Clinch
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010390:Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity