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Patients preoperatively (a and b), postoperatively (c-e), and at final outcome (f-h). Patients presenting with acute corneal perforation located paracentrally (a and b). Two to four months after the primary procedure, the conjunctival flap looks thinner with sutures in place and intact globe integrity (c-e). Patients receiving secondary procedures, including corneal patch grafting (f), penetrating keratoplasty (g), and Boston keratoprosthesis (h)
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Most of the corneal perforations were located in the center of the cornea (8 of 13) [Figure 2a and b]. Two to four months after the primary procedure, all corneas had thin conjunctival flaps and intact globe integrity [Figure 2c-e]. Five of the 13 patients underwent secondary procedures, including penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) (three patients, 6 months after the primary procedure) [Figure 2f and g] and Boston keratoprosthesis (Kpro) (two patients, 1 year after the primary procedure) [Figure 2h].