title: Therapeutic deep lamellar keratoplasty for cornea perforation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the efficacy of performing deep lamellar keratoplasty as an emergency measure following perforation of the cornea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Deep lamellar keratoplasty was performed in two cases of perforated cornea. Following incarceration of the iris within the perforated area, The Descemet membrane was exposed except for strands of stroma surrounding the perforation. A fresh donor cornea stripped of the Descemet membrane was then sutured in place.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both cases have attained clear corneas in areas other than the original perforation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Deep lamellar keratoplasty is a safe technique for the treatment of cornea perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa, Japan. shimmura@tdc.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigeto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimmura
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsubota
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014792:Visual Acuity