title: The use of donor scleral patch in ophthalmic surgery.
abstract: Scleral tissue has been in use in ophthalmology for many years although indications for use have varied. We retrospectively reviewed scleral transplant tissue requests over a 12 month period at a local eye bank and confirmed a small but significant demand for the use of scleral tissue. Iatrogenic surgical complications are the primary indication for use. Our understanding of the indications and outcomes of scleral graft procedures is derived from case reports and small cohort series. We reviewed the current literature on existing indications for its use and discuss the relative outcomes. To our knowledge this represents the first review of scleral transplant indications and further summarises usage rates in the Lions NSW Eye Bank which may provide practical information for those surgeons who use scleral tissue and Eye Banks who supply it.
authors.affiliation: Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank, NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Sydney, Australia. christopher.hodge@health.nsw.gov.au.|Vision Eye Institute, Chatswood, Australia. christopher.hodge@health.nsw.gov.au.|Graduate School of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. christopher.hodge@health.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.affiliation: Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank, NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Sydney, Australia.|Vision Eye Institute, Chatswood, Australia.|Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.|Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.affiliation: Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank, NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devasahayam
authors.affiliation: Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank, NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.affiliation: Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank, NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Treloggen
authors.affiliation: Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank, NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank, NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Sydney, Australia.|Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.|Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Con
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petsoglou
mesh_terms: D005125:Eye Banks; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D012590:Sclera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000637:transplantation*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods
keywords: Donor tissue; Sclera; Transplant