Gundersen flap
SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR CORRECTING CORNEAL DISEASE
Conjunctivoplasty; Gunderson flap; Gunderson's flap; Gundersen's flap
A Gundersen flap, also known as Gundersen's flap, Gundersen's conjunctival flap, or conjunctivoplasty, and often misspelled Gunderson, is a surgical procedure for correcting corneal disease. It involves excising a damaged section of cornea, and replacing it with a section (or "flap") of the patient's own conjunctiva.