Bilateral Microvascular Submandibular Gland Transfer with Implantation of Wharton's Duct in Superior Conjunctival Fornix: A Vision-Saving Procedure for Severe Dry Eye Disease

Bilateral Microvascular Submandibular Gland Transfer with Implantation of Wharton's Duct in Superior Conjunctival Fornix: A Vision-Saving Procedure for Severe Dry Eye Disease

Dry eye can initially cause mild symptoms of irritation and may rapidly progress to corneal scarring and blindness. Tear substitutes can only help for mild cases. With the advancement in microsurgical techniques, an option of transferring vascularized salivary glands has shown positive results. We p...

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Main Authors: Mohit Sharma, Anil Radhakrishnan, Shravan Rai, Gopal S. Pillai, Deepak Balasubramanian, Krishnakumar Thankappan, Srilekha Reddy G., Vasundhra Jain, Abhinandan Badam, Kannisha Shah, Amritha V. Rajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022-12-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
microvascular submandibular gland transfer
salivary gland
dry eyes
keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1759551

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