Severe caustic burns of the cornea in owl monkeys were treated with keratoplasty covered by a glued-on lens for splinting and preventing ulceration. The lens was removed five to six weeks after surgery when new vessels started to enter the graft. Four-millimeter transplants remained fairly transparent without ulceration in three out of four cases. Seven-millimeter transplants usually resulted in early detachment of the lens. The gluedon lens offered protection against ulceration and opacification during the healing process.
Zauberman H, Refojo MF. Keratoplasty With Glued-On Lenses for Alkali Burns: An Experimental Study. Arch Ophthalmol. 1973;89(1):46–48. doi:10.1001/archopht.1973.01000040048011
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