The Haik fornix conjunctival flap
Cornand, G.; Landes, G.; Lionnet, M.; Nicolas, A.; Couleau, A.
Medecine Tropicale Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 41(5): 531-534
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-682X PMID: 7321847 Document Number: 177818
The Haik fornix conjonctival flap has been described before the second world war, in order to protect cornea with conjonctiva without cutting the latter as in the classic conjonctival flap. This operation requires only a limited number of instruments and no special ophtalmologic training for the operator. The main indications are: -- keratitis caused by lagophtalmia; -- neurophtalmic keratitis; -- ulcerous keratitis and specially the meta-herpetic ones; -- necessity of a protection before a sanitary evacuation in penetrating wounds of the ocular globe.