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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2016; 06(01): 088-090
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708626
Case Report

Management of Scleral Thinning : An Alternate Approach

Vijay Pai
1   Professors, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hedge Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Jayaram Shetty
2   Professor & HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hedge Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Hrishikesh Amin
3   Professors, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hedge Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Manu Thomas
4   Postgraduate, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hedge Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

A 5 year old child presented with corneo-scleral tear in his left eye following trauma with knife which was repaired immediately. 1 month later there was thinning of the sclera at the sutured site. An alternate approach was proposed for the management of scleral thinning. An autologous scleral patch graft from the same eye was sutured at the area of thinning. This method was found to be more convenient and easy to perform. Since the graft was stable and the donor site was healthy; this method can be used as an alternative approach for the management of scleral thinning.

Keywords:

Scleral thinning - autologous scleral patch graft - Donor sclera


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Article published online:
22 April 2020

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