Pericardium Patch Graft for Severe Corneal Wound Burn

Zahra Ashena; Christopher Holmes; Mayank Ambarish Nanavaty

doi:10.4103/joco.joco_195_20

Pericardium Patch Graft for Severe Corneal Wound Burn

J Curr Ophthalmol. 2021 Oct 22;33(3):342-344. doi: 10.4103/joco.joco_195_20. eCollection 2021 Jul-Sep.

Authors

Zahra Ashena¹, Christopher Holmes², Mayank Ambarish Nanavaty^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom.
² Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, United Kingdom.
³ Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a novel management technique using pericardial patch graft for severe corneal wound burn following phacoemulsification of dense cataract with shallow anterior chamber (AC) and overfilled AC with viscoelastic.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 46-year-old patient with a shallow AC and dense cataract, who underwent phacoemulsification using "soft shell" technique had severe wound burn which was refractory to conventional management with corneal suturing and placing bandage contact lens. He underwent Tutoplast^® (Innovative Ophthalmic Products, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, USA) pericardium patch graft, which fully resorbed and resolved the wound leak over 6 weeks, leaving a well-healed corneal wound.

Conclusion: Pericardium patch graft is a safe and effective technique to manage extensive phaco wound burn which is refractory to conventional management options.

Keywords: Corneal wound burn; Patch graft; Pericardium.

Publication types

Case Reports