Update on surgical management of corneal ulceration and perforation

Corneal ulcerations are a medical emergency, and in recalcitrant cases, leading to perforation, a surgical ophthalmological emergency. The urgency of the treatment is dictated by the necessity of preventing complications that can lead to serious ocular morbidities. Medical treatment represents the f...

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Autores principales: Stamate, Alina-Cristina, Tătaru, Călin Petru, Zemba, Mihail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Romanian Society of Ophthalmology 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6626930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31334396
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author Stamate, Alina-Cristina
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description Corneal ulcerations are a medical emergency, and in recalcitrant cases, leading to perforation, a surgical ophthalmological emergency. The urgency of the treatment is dictated by the necessity of preventing complications that can lead to serious ocular morbidities. Medical treatment represents the first therapeutic approach and is a defining step in the further management of a patient with corneal ulceration. Multiple surgical strategies are available, but the option depends on the etiology and parameters of the ulceration: size, depth, and location.
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spelling pubmed-66269302019-07-22 Update on surgical management of corneal ulceration and perforation Stamate, Alina-Cristina Tătaru, Călin Petru Zemba, Mihail Rom J Ophthalmol General Articles Corneal ulcerations are a medical emergency, and in recalcitrant cases, leading to perforation, a surgical ophthalmological emergency. The urgency of the treatment is dictated by the necessity of preventing complications that can lead to serious ocular morbidities. Medical treatment represents the first therapeutic approach and is a defining step in the further management of a patient with corneal ulceration. Multiple surgical strategies are available, but the option depends on the etiology and parameters of the ulceration: size, depth, and location. Romanian Society of Ophthalmology 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6626930/ /pubmed/31334396 Text en ©Romanian Society of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Update on surgical management of corneal ulceration and perforation
title Update on surgical management of corneal ulceration and perforation
title_full Update on surgical management of corneal ulceration and perforation
title_fullStr Update on surgical management of corneal ulceration and perforation
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title_short Update on surgical management of corneal ulceration and perforation
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