[Emergency Keratoplasty with Porcine Xenografts in Necrotizing Keratitis].
Conclusion In the absence of human donor corneas, a porcine keratoxenoimplant can be used as temporary therapeutic keratoplasty in case of emergency stop the inflammation process and to save the eye. In cases of keratoxenoimplant, a poor visual outcome is expected.
PMID: 28683478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd Source Type: research
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