Film 83222: Jugaad Patch Graft for Kpro Melt in COVID Times | ASCRS
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Film 83222: Jugaad Patch Graft for Kpro Melt in COVID Times
April 2022
Meeting: 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Presenting Author: Madhu Uddaraju, MS
Category: New Techniques
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A case of Keratoprostheis presented to us melting in two quadrants amidst the COVID times where there was acute shortage of corneal donor tissues. We adopted an innovative approach by harvesting the sclera from the non seeing contralateral eye to patch the melts and salvage the globe.This innovative technique can be very useful to salvage the eyes in shortage of donor corneas like the COVID times

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