title: Surgically induced scleral necrosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a group of patients with surgically induced scleral necrosis characterised by conjunctival retraction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three case reports are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The scleral melt responded to conjunctival covering of the scleral defect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgically induced scleral necrosis associated with conjunctival retraction is best managed by covering the exposed sclera either by stretching the retracted conjunctiva in the early post-operative period or by a conjunctival transplant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bashshur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology*