Keratoplasty and Cataract Removal in a Patient With Severe Iatrogenic Ocular Surface Disease

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A. John Kanellopoulos, MD, presents a patient who developed an acanthamoeba keratitis. The patient developed significant corneal scaring and severe ocular surface disease. Limbal conjunctival autograft from the fellow eye are placed on the corresponding positions of the diseased eye. The autographs were unsuccessful and an open-sky keratoplasty and cataract removal was performed.

Posted: 6/05/2019

Keywords:

Cataract

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Cataract Surgery

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Cornea and Contact Lenses

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Corneal Scar

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Keratoplasty

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Ocular surface

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Penetrating Keratoplasty, PKP

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Scar

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Name: Keratoplasty and Cataract Removal in a Patient With Severe Iatrogenic Ocular Surface Disease
Uploaded: 2019-06-05T10:36:00+00:00
Description: A. John Kanellopoulos, MD, presents a patient who developed an acanthamoeba keratitis. The patient developed significant corneal scaring and severe ocular surface disease. Limbal conjunctival autograft from the fellow eye are placed on the corresponding positions of the diseased eye. The autographs were unsuccessful and an open-sky keratoplasty and cataract removal was performed.