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

Purpose	To describe a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPKP) technique that achieves satisfactory visual rehabilitation with a minimal risk of rejection.
Methods	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.
Results	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

Last name	CLAERHOUT
Initials	I
Department	Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital
City	Gent

Author 2

Last name	Van den Broecke
Initials	C
Department	Department of Pathology, Ghent University Hospital
City	Gent

Author 3

Last name	Kestelyn
Initials	Ph
Department	Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital
City	Gent