Autogenous scleral graft in implant extrusion.

The first case report of the use of an autogenous scleral patch graft is presented in the repair of an extruding implant. Its use eliminates the possibility of viral transmission by heterogenous grafts. Suitable material may be available if a primary evisceration was carried out, or if sclera is preserved at the time of enucleation of a severely ruptured globe.