Scleral Contact Lens to Preserve a Corneal Graft in Chronic Lagophthalmos

Facial burns involving the periorbital region may lead to cicatricial ectropion and lagophthalmos, causing severe exposure keratopathy and eventually blindness if uncorrected. In these patients, it is critical to provide aesthetic and functional surgical correction to protect the ocular surface from...

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Published in:	Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi
Main Authors:	Zeynep Özbek, Işıl Kefeli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Turkish Ophthalmology Society 2024-04-01
Subjects:	cicatricial lagophthalmos ectropion exposure keratopathy facial burn scleral contact lens
Online Access:	http://www.oftalmoloji.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/scleral-contact-lens-to-preserve-a-corneal-graft-i/64990