*Cornea and External Disease Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and †Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Cornea. 2014 Jan;33(1):105-8. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182a9b1ac.
To describe the technique and outcomes of limbal stem cell-sparing lamellar keratoplasty (LSCS-LKP) for the management of advanced keratoglobus (KGB).
In a sequential interventional case series from March 2010 to December 2012, 8 eyes of 6 patients with advanced KGB underwent an LSCS-LKP. Three patients had isolated KGB, 2 were affected with the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and the other subject had osteogenesis imperfecta. Epithelial healing, anatomical results (corneal thickness and keratometry), and visual outcomes were evaluated after this intervention.
Three of the 6 patients were male. Complete epithelial healing occurred in 7 eyes during 2 weeks. Refractory persistent epithelial defect and graft melting occurred in 1 eye. Corneal thickness increased and central keratometry decreased after the LSCS-LKP was performed in all the patients. The patients were followed up for at least 6 months. Visual acuity improved in all eyes except 1.
LSCS-LKP is an effective procedure for preserving ocular integrity and for improving visual acuity in patients with advanced KGB. Early surgical intervention can be considered before the occurrence of vision-threatening traumatic corneal rupture.
描述边缘干细胞保存性板层角膜移植术(LSCS-LKP)治疗进展性球形角膜(KGB)的技术和结果。
在 2010 年 3 月至 2012 年 12 月期间,我们进行了一项连续的介入性病例系列研究,对 6 名患者的 8 只眼进行了 LSCS-LKP。其中 3 例为孤立性 KGB,2 例为埃勒斯-当洛斯综合征患者,另 1 例为成骨不全症患者。对该干预措施后的上皮愈合、解剖学结果(角膜厚度和角膜曲率计)和视力结果进行了评估。
6 名患者中有 3 名男性。7 只眼在 2 周内完全愈合上皮。1 只眼出现难治性持续性上皮缺损和移植物融化。LSCS-LKP 后所有患者的角膜厚度增加,中央角膜曲率计值降低。患者的随访时间至少为 6 个月。除 1 只眼外,所有眼的视力均有所提高。
LSCS-LKP 是一种有效的治疗方法,可保存眼球完整性并提高进展性 KGB 患者的视力。在发生威胁视力的外伤性角膜破裂之前,可以考虑早期手术干预。