Surgical treatment of destructive diseases of the cornea
Nikolić, L.
Srpski Arhiv Za Celokupno Lekarstvo 119(7-8): 215-220
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-8179 PMID: 1792582 Document Number: 385236
The role of surgery in destructive corneal disease is: to protect cornea; remove the cause of the disease; remove the altered tissue and transplant the healthy one; and to repair ocular surface. This can be achieved by penetrating keratoplasty, lamellar keratoplasty, sclerokeratoplasty, keratectomy, peritomy, conjunctival transplantation or keratoepithelioplasty. Some of the combinations of these surgical techniques in our hands are presented, and the relevant literature is reviewed.