Conjunctival Flap—Indications, Limitations and Re-opening
摘要
This chapter provides an overview on conjunctival flapsConjunctival flap and subsequent visual rehabilitationVisual rehabilitation. Since its introduction in the late 1950s, the conjunctival flapConjunctival flap has become a treatmentTreatment of last resort in developed countries. The main indicationsIndication include emergency coverage of almost penetrated corneal ulcersCorneal ulcer in areas where better surgical procedures are not available, and relief of eyeEye pain in eyesEye with reduced visual potential. Visual rehabilitationVisual rehabilitation can be partially achieved by excision of the conjunctival flapConjunctival flap and penetrating keratoplastyKeratoplasty even years after the original surgery, provided the ocular structures and function are still intact.