Therapeutic and Tectonic Penetrating Keratoplasty- All in One
- Author:
Ng WL
;
Umi Kalthum MN
;
Jemaima CH
;
Then KY
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Penetrating keratoplasty;
blind;
globe removal
- MeSH:
Blindness
- From:Journal of Surgical Academia
2015;5(1):79-81
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A middle-aged gentleman with history of left penetrating keratoplatsy presented with left eye perforated corneal graft
secondary to infective keratitis. The affected eye was blind from absolute steroid-induced glaucoma. In view of
expected poor graft survival in a blind eye, globe removal was offered. However, the patient refused the treatment
and request for another corneal graft. This case highlights both the possibility of good outcome of cornea graft in
such a case, and also illustrates that patient’s autonomy to refuse treatment option outweighs beneficence.
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