“Sclero-DALK”: New approach for treatment of superficial corneal leukoma

Abstract

PurposePresent a new technique to perform a deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) that could be an alternative to the “Big Bubble” or the Melles technique.ObservationsThe case concerns a 48 years old man who presents superficial corneal leukoma in the left eye secondary to ocular trauma 14 years ago. Sclero-DALK is performed under general anesthesia obtaining an excellent visual and refractive result.Conclusions and ImportanceSclero-DALK is a novelty in surgical treatment of corneal surface opacities. It offers the same advantages than conventional DALK since it is also a non-penetrating extraocular technique. Better final visual acuities are expected with this technique in comparision with PK and the conventional DALK because less residual stroma can be remained since we acces directly to the predescemetic space.

Evaluation of Lycium Shawii Schult & Roem Eye Drops as a Novel Treatment for Old Corneal Scars in Rabbits

“…There are approximately 12.7 million people on the global waiting list for corneal transplantation [21]. Corneal transplantation surgery treatments are limited due to postoperative complications such as infection and delayed healing, immune rejection and failure of the transplant, intraocular pressure elevation, and a general scarcity of donor corneas as a result of the increased popularity of laser refractive surgery [22,23] 2. Stem cell therapy: A variety of treatments have been attempted to improve scarless corneal regeneration.…”