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Titre	Combination of a corneal allograft with a rotating partial autograft in therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty
Abstract Nr.	A1056

But	To describe a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPKP) technique that achieves satisfactory visual rehabilitation with a minimal risk of rejection.
Méthodes	A patient presented with a corneal perforation in the left eye extending to the temporal limbus. We performed a novel surgical procedure, in which a corneal allograft was combined with a rotating partial autograft.
Résultats	The TPKP placed the optical zone of the donor cornea over the centre of the entrance pupil. The chances of an immunological rejection were minimised by intercalating a crescent of autologous tissue between the allograft and the limbal vessels.
Conclusion	The combination of an allograft with a rotating autograft minimises the disadvantages associated with eccentric or oversized trephination.

Author 1

Nom	CLAERHOUT
Initiales	I
Institut	Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital
Ville	Gent

Author 2

Nom	Van den Broecke
Initiales	C
Institut	Department of Pathology, Ghent University Hospital
Ville	Gent

Author 3

Nom	Kestelyn
Initiales	Ph
Institut	Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital
Ville	Gent