[Surgical treatment of destructive diseases of the cornea]

The role of surgery in destructive corneal disease is: to protect cornea; remove the cause of the disease; remove the altered tissue and transplant the healthy one; and to repair ocular surface. This can be achieved by penetrating keratoplasty, lamellar keratoplasty, sclerokeratoplasty, keratectomy, peritomy, conjunctival transplantation or keratoepithelioplasty. Some of the combinations of these surgical techniques in our hands are presented, and the relevant literature is reviewed.