A Two Case of 360 Degree Keratolimbal Allograft.

Kim, Hong Kyu; Cho, Kyung Jin

doi:2015.56.3.432

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 56(3); 2015 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2015;56(3):432-437.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2015.56.3.432 Published online March 15, 2015.

A Two Case of 360 Degree Keratolimbal Allograft.

Hong Kyu Kim, Kyung Jin Cho

Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea. perfectcure@hanmail.net

360도 동종각막윤부 이식술 2예

김홍규⋅조경진

단국대학교 의과대학 안과학교실

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report the clinical outcomes of 360-degree keratolimbal allograft in 2 patients. CASE SUMMARY: An 83-year-old female who had uncontrolled Mooren's ulcer invading 360 degrees of the limbus with corneal opacity received a 360-degree keratolimbal allograft (KLAL). Another 63-year-old female who had central corneal opacity and corneal neovascularization due to severe limbal cell deficiency with chemical injury received a 360-degree KLAL. During the average 17.5 months of follow-up, both eyes were tectonically maintained without severe graft rejection. CONCLUSIONS: A 360-degree KLAL may be an effective tectonic procedure for corneal opacity caused by limbal stem cell deficiency. Herein, we report 2 cases of successfully performed 360-degree KLAL with a literature review.

Key Words: Chemical injury;Keratolimbal allograft;Limbal stem cell deficiency;Mooren's ulcer