Preservatives in the glue can cause toxic conjunctivitis and conjunctival erosion—when the layer of cells on the surface of the cornea, called epithelium, loosens from the layer underneath.

One late serious complication is erosion and exposure of the tube, clip, or plate. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of oral buccal mucous membrane allografts with corneal lamellar ...

[5] The use of gamma-irradiated cornea (VisionGraft ... graft in GDD surgeries has at least some role in preventing tube erosion, [6] but discussions of these issues are sparse.