PURPOSE: This study aimed to report the surgical outcome of patch grafts using @entity653 -preserved corneas in perforated or near-perforated @entity309 -related peripheral @entity3283 (PUK). DESIGN: This is a retrospective chart review of a case series. METHODS: The medical records at a single institution were reviewed between July 2004 and July 2011. Of the 19 @entity1 with PUK, 7 (36.8%) underwent @entity653 -preserved cornea patch grafts for @entity309 -related PUK. The clinical features, precipitating factors, adjuvant therapy, and therapeutic outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS: The age of @entity1 ranged from 49 to 82 years (mean [SD], 64.43 [13.53] years) for the 4 @entity1 and 3 @entity1 with perforated or near-perforated PUK who were managed with systemic and local immunosuppressive therapy. A wound culture revealed 1 @entity794 and 1 filamentary @entity364 . The mean (SD) area of the graft was 13.28 (6.11) mm; the mean (SD) time to reepithelializaiton was 7.0 (1.60) days. One @entity1 had high intraocular pressure managed by topical medication; another had a complicated @entity231 formation. One graft melting was successfully managed by topical and systemic medication. CONCLUSIONS: @entity653 -preserved cornea patch grafts were successful in all @entity1 and may be a viable option in perforated or near-perforated PUK, particularly when fresh donor corneas are neither available nor indicted.

Management of @entity309 -Related XXXX Using @entity653 -Preserved Corneas.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract'] @entity794 :: ('1280', 'Species') :: ['Staphylococcus aureus'] @entity653 :: ('MESH:D005990', 'Chemical') :: ['Glycerol', 'glycerol'] @entity364 :: ('MESH:D009181', 'Disease') :: ['fungal infection'] @entity3283 :: ('MESH:D003320', 'Disease') :: ['ulcerative keratitis'] @entity309 :: ('MESH:D001172', 'Disease') :: ['rheumatoid arthritis']
@entity3283 :: (MESH:D003320,Disease) :: ['Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis']
