title: Lamellar keratoplasty for the treatment of feline corneal sequestrum.
abstract: A lamellar keratoplasty was used to treat corneal sequestrum in four Persian cats (six eyes). Following a superficial keratectomy, lamellar corneal allografts (feline corneal tissue) or heterografts (canine corneal tissue) which had been preserved at -20 degrees C were placed in the recipient cornea. All grafts became optically transparent within 2 months following surgery and no recurrences of the sequestrum have been noted during the follow-up period (4-30 months). We conclude that feline corneal sequestrum may be successfully treated with feline or canine donor corneal tissue using this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Grand Canary Islands, Transmontaña 35416 Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.
authors.forename: M.T.P.
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Peña Gimenez
authors.forename: I.M.
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Fariña