Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive augmented tenoplasty: a new surgical procedure for bilateral severe chemical eye burns.
OBJECTIVE
To report on cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive augmented tenoplasty, a new surgical procedure for bilateral severe chemical eye injuries.


METHODS
A 26-year-old man presented with bilateral severe (grade IV) chemical burns involving the eye, periorbital tissues, face, and neck. Despite adequate medical therapy, corneal, limbal, and scleral ulceration progressed in both eyes. Secondary Pseudomonas keratitis necessitated therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty in the right eye. Tenoplasty and glued-on rigid gas permeable contact lens were unsuccessful to arrest progression of corneolimboscleral ulceration in the left eye. We applied n-butyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive directly on the ulcerating corneal, limbal, and scleral surface to augment tenoplasty.


RESULTS
The left ocular surface healed with resultant massive fibrous tissue proliferation and symblepharon on the nasal side. Ocular surface rehabilitation resulted in a vascularized leukomatous corneal opacity with upper temporal clear cornea. The patient achieved visual acuity of 6/36 in the left eye.


CONCLUSIONS
We suggest that cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive-augmented tenoplasty can be undertaken to preserve ocular integrity and retain visual potential in a severe chemical eye injury.
Sharma
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Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. eyepgi@chd.vsnl.net.in
Pandey
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Sharma
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Mohan
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Gupta
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D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000601:surgery; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000601:surgery*
D004659:Enbucrilate