Repair of anterior staphyloma with dehydrated dura mater patch graft.
A case of postoperative large anterior staphyloma of the sclera was treated with a dehydrated cadaveric dura mater patch graft. Structural integrity of the globe and a good cosmetic result were obtained after the surgery. During the follow-up of 2 years, no recurrence of staphyloma developed.
Yalçindag
F Nilüfer
FN
Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Celik
Selcen
S
Ozdemir
Ozden
O
D000368:Aged; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000601:surgery*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology*; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*