Traumatic Loss of a Healed Corneal Button

Investigation of mechanical strength and structure of corneal graft-host junction

“…The study's discoveries suggest that despite years of the graft remaining stable within the host eye, the GHJ isn't achieving its complete strength [ 44 , 45 ]. While the GHJ's strength was adequate to maintain the graft's integrity within the patient's eye, it remains vulnerable to separation or dehiscence when subjected to trauma or increased intraocular pressure due to the distinctive characteristics of the remodeled collagen observed at the GHJ [ 6 , 46 ].…”