Staged ocular fornix reconstruction for glaucoma drainage device under neoconjunctiva at the time of Boston type 1 Keratoprosthesis implantation.

CONCLUSION: This series represents the first report of fornix reconstruction for combined KPro/GDD surgery. Fornix reconstruction with the aid of AMT with or without OMM grafting is a relatively safe and effective way to manage complex cicatricial surface disease associated with corneal scarring and glaucoma, allowing for subsequent successful implantation of GDD and KPro in cases that were otherwise poor surgical candidates. PMID: 30742989 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30742989?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Ocular Surface - February 8, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Cortina MS, Karas FI, Bouchard C, Aref AA, Djalilian A, Vajaranant TS Tags: Ocul Surf Source Type: research