Healon5 tamponade of corneal perforation during transplantation surgery.
In "a chaud" keratoplasty in cases of corneal perforation, the main difficulty is the trephination of the recipient cornea in a soft eye. A temporary tamponade of the perforation can be provided by filling the anterior chamber with sodium hyaluronate 2.3% (Healon5). The cornea can then be grasped with vacuum and trephinated.
Radó
Gábor
G
2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. radogab@szem2.sote.hu
Berta
András
A
D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000294:innervation*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy*
D006820:Hyaluronic Acid