The Use of Fibrin Glue in Conjunctival Limbal Autograft Transplantation The authors have no financial interest in the subject matter of this poster Yonca Aydin Akova MD, Leyla Erkanli Asena MD Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey RS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery 2011, March 25-29 San D
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The Use of Fibrin Glue in Conjunctival Limbal Autograft Transplantation
The Use of Fibrin Glue in Conjunctival Limbal Autograft Transplantation. Yonca Aydin Akova MD, Leyla Erkanli Asena MD Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey. The authors have no financial interest in the subject matter of this poster. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Use of Fibrin Glue in Conjunctival Limbal Autograft
Transplantation
The authors have no financial interest in the subject matter of this
poster
Yonca Aydin Akova MD, Leyla Erkanli Asena MD
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey
ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery 2011, March 25-29 San Diego
Purpose
• To report the results of conjunctival limbal autograft transplantation (CLAT) surgery using fibrin glue in 3 patients with limbal stem cell deficiency
Patients and Methods• 3 eyes of 3 patients with
limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD)– 2 patients with chemical (alkali)
injury– 1 patient following long term
treatment for acanthamoeba keratitis
• CLAT surgery using fibrin glue – Only few fixation sutures on
the conjunctival side for ensuring graft stability
– No sutures on the corneal side• The mean duration of
postoperative follow-up – 23,3 (18-30) weeks
Outcome variables• Pre- and
postoperative best corrected visual acuities (BCVA)
• Duration of the surgical procedure
• Graft stability • Complications
Results
• The mean duration of the surgical procedure was 40,7 (34-48) minutes – Directly proportional to the
time needed for superficial keratectomy
• Visual acuity increased in all patients
• Patient comfort was satisfactory– Decreased pain and
inflammmation• No intra- or
postoperative complications
• The graft was stable in two patients
• Minimal graft retraction in one patient due to vigorous eye-rubbing