[Reconstructive surgery on eyeball injuries with iris prolapse (author's transl)].

Whereas before the Second World War eyeball injuries involving iris prolapse were treated by excision, it is customary nowadays in almost all cases to attempt restoration of the iris. The authors deal briefly with the various views on when restoration of the iris should be performed, how long after injury it can still be carried out, and the kind of suture and material used. They then describe their operating technique in cases of injury to the cornea and the eyeball in general with iris prolapse, and report their results in 21 cases of cornea injury with iris prolapse and nine cases, also with iris prolapse, where the injury extended to the sclera. Details are given of the time elapsing between injury and operation, the final degree of vision regained, and the aesthetic result. The authors' final conclusion is that in cases of iris prolapse as a result of injury to the cornea and the eyeball in general, an attempt should be made to achieve restoration, with antibiotic treatment given at the same time.