[Surgical rehabilitation of a patient with corneal perforation in keratoconjunctivitis sicca syndrome].

The authors describe effective surgical rehabilitation of a female patient with corneal perforation and subsequent complicated cataract developing against the background of chronic deficiency of lacrimal production associated with Sjogren's syndrome which developed in the presence of rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment with artificial tears during complex pre- and postoperative therapy prevented serious complications and made unnecessary the preliminary interventions aimed at inhibition of lacrimal production. Long remission of the underlying disease and stability of visual functions during 2 years evidence the efficiency of rehabilitative measures.