[Resistance of limbo-keratoplasty to blunt trauma].

BACKGROUND

Traumatic wound dehiscence is a rare complication after penetrating keratoplasty. Limbo-keratoplasty seems to alter the pattern of rupture after blunt trauma.

CASE REPORT: We report on one patient with dehiscence of a penetrating limbo-keratoplasty after blunt trauma.

RESULTS

The dehiscence occurred over the entire extent of the clear corneal scar, whereas the sclero-corneal interface remained adapted.

CONCLUSIONS

This case suggests a different tensile strength of these two scar types, possibly associated with their different grades of vascularization or epithelialization.