Keratolimbal autograft transplantation as a possible new treatment of Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy.
ARCHIVOS DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE OFTALMOLOGIA 2016;
91:333-336. [PMID:
26928889 DOI:
10.1016/j.oftal.2016.01.029]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
CASE REPORT
The case concerns 64-year-old woman with visual acuity of 20/40 in the right eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed a grey, feathery corneal opacification with intraepithelial microcysts compatible with Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy (LECD). It was treated with epithelial debridements, contact lenses and mitomycin C, but the opacification recurred within months. The removal of limbus sector and autologous limbal transplantation (KLAT) were used successfully without recurrence.
CONCLUSIONS
After removal of damaged limbus, KLAT should be considered as a treatment option for asymmetric LECD when other treatments have failed.
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