Medical MCQ-Patient came with hydrops and scarring of cornea. What would be the treatment modality you would opt for him:

Patient came with hydrops and scarring of cornea. What would be the treatment modality you would opt for him:

Penetrating Keratoplasty

Endothelial lamellar Keratoplasty

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Collagen cross linking

Question Category:

Ophthalmology

Correct Answer:

Penetrating Keratoplasty

Description:

Penetrating keratoplasty has to be done in cases of deep corneal scar or hydrops. SURGICAL MODALITIES FOR KERATOCONUS Keratoplasty for Keratoconus DALK (deep anterior Lamellar keratoplasty): when > 1/2 of stroma is involved. ALTK (Anterior lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty) : When less than 1/2 of stroma is involved. Penetrating Keratoplasty: When full thickness of cornea is involved as in hydrops with scar. INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENTS Reduce corneal steepening Made of PMMA. Femtolaser is used to make tunnel in cornea. Used in Pellucid Marginal Degeneration, post LASIK ectasia and keratoconus.

Previous MCQ

Next MCQ

Get More

Subject Mock Tests

Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.

Attempt a mock test now

Mock Exam

Attempt an exam of 100 questions randomly chosen from all subjects.

Coming Soon