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[Resistance of limbo-keratoplasty to blunt trauma]
I M Neuhann1, T F Neuhann, J M Rohrbach
1Augenklinik Tübingen, Abteilung I, Tübingen. irmingard.neuhann@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Background:
Traumatic wound dehiscence is a rare complication after penetrating keratoplasty. Limbo-keratoplasty seems to alter the pattern of rupture after blunt trauma.
Case Report:
We report on one patient with dehiscence of a penetrating limbo-keratoplasty after blunt trauma.
Results:
The dehiscence occurred over the entire extent of the clear corneal scar, whereas the sclero-corneal interface remained adapted.
Conclusions:
This case suggests a different tensile strength of these two scar types, possibly associated with their different grades of vascularization or epithelialization.
