Limbal Stem Cell-Sparing Corneoscleroplasty with Peripheral Intralamellar Tuck: A New Surgical Technique for Keratoglobus
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Limbal Stem Cell-Sparing Corneoscleroplasty with Peripheral Intralamellar Tuck: A New Surgical Technique for Keratoglobus
PURPOSE To describe the technique of limbal stem cell-sparing corneoscleroplasty for the management of advanced keratoglobus. METHODS A patient with bilateral advanced keratoglobus, with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/400 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye, underwent limbal stem cell-sparing corneoscleroplasty of the right eye. Initially, a 360-degree limbal incision with 200-μm ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000471789