Tenonplasty Combined With Free Oral Buccal Mucosa Autografts for Repair of Sclerocorneal Melt Caused by Chemical Burns

摘要

Purpose:To describe a surgical technique for repair of an intractable sclerocorneal melt caused by a serious chemical burn.Methods:This study includes a technique description and review of 3 representative cases.Results:The combination of tenonplasty with a free oral buccal mucosa autograft was used in 3 patients with sclerocorneal melts caused by chemical burns. Promising results were found in each of them. The area of the sclerocorneal melt healed successfully after surgery, and the integrities of the eyeballs were salvaged.Conclusions:This technique provides a new method for surgical repair of an intractable sclerocorneal melt caused by a chemical burn.