Necrotizing scleritis with severe ischemia is refractory to conventional treatment because of avascular necrosis. The investigators assessed the therapeutic efficacy and safety of autologous perichondrium transplantation in patients with severe ischemic necrotizing scleritis, and analyzed the therapeutic effects.
Ischemic necrotizing scleritis patients who showed persistent and progressive scleral melting were included in this study. Perichondrium tissue was harvested from the patient's ear cartilage and transplanted to reconstruct the scleral defect after the necrotic tissue removal.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Perichondrium tissue was harvested from the patient's ear cartilage and transplanted to reconstruct the scleral defect.
Chung Ang University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Success Rate of Repair of Scleral Defects
Success Rate of Repair of Scleral Defects
Time frame: Six months after reconstructive surgery
Post-Operative Complications
Time frame: Six months after reconstructive surgery
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