A Case of Ocular Surface Reconstruction Using Nasal and Oral Mucosa Autograft.
10.3341/jkos.2008.49.7.1177
- Author:
Seok Hyun LEE
1
;
Jae Hoon KIM
;
Jee Taek KIM
;
Yeoun Sook CHUN
;
Jae Chan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. jck50ey@kornet.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chemical burn;
Nasal mucosa;
Ocular surface reconstruction;
Oral mucosa
- MeSH:
Alkalies;
Amnion;
Burns, Chemical;
Conjunctiva;
Cornea;
Corneal Neovascularization;
Eye;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mouth Mucosa;
Nasal Mucosa;
Recurrence;
Transplants
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2008;49(7):1177-1182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of ocular surface reconstruction using nasal and oral mucosa auto grafts on a man whose ocular surface was deformed by a chemical burn. CASE SUMMARY: A 48-year-old man was injured when his right eye was exposed to alkali solution. He underwent fifteen operations, including amniotic membrane auto grafts and fornix reconstructions. However, his right eye still suffered from symble pharon, drying, corneal neovascularization, and erosion. We performed ocular surface reconstruction with free autologous nasal and oral mucosal transplantation and amniotic membrane graft. By one month after surgery, his eye showed no evidence of symble pharon or fibrovascularization recurrence on the cornea or conjunctiva. By six months after surgery, his ocular surface had stabilized. CONCLUSIONS: Ocular surface reconstruction with free autologous nasal and oral mucosal transplantation is a useful method on eyes that are injured by chemical burns.
