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Homograft of preserved sclera for post-traumatic scleral staphyloma in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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Homo transplantation of preserved sclera was successfully performed for post-traumatic scleral staphyloma in a 38-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI. The transplanted tissue was preserved by glycerol dehydration. For 1 year postoperatively, no sign of graft failure or recurrence of scleral staphyloma has been found. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of a preserved scleral homograft to treat this ocular complication in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

    M. Nakazawa, M. Tamai & M. Kiyosawa

  2. Watanabe Eye Clinic, Shiogama, Japan

    Y. Watanabe

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Nakazawa, M., Tamai, M., Kiyosawa, M. et al. Homograft of preserved sclera for post-traumatic scleral staphyloma in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 224, 247–250 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02143064

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