Lohmann, CP and Sachs, H and Gabel, VP (1996) The treatment of recurrent corneal erosions with excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy. KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE, 209 (5). pp. 304-308. ISSN 0023-2165,
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Background Recurrent corneal erosion is a common corneal disease and may be a difficult disorder to treat with a number of patients suffering persistent symptoms despite conventional therapy. Patients and methods We present a series of 32 eyes who underwent Excimer-Laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) for recurrent corneal erosion. There were 11 eyes who were treated during an acute episode of recurrent erosion. All remaining patients were: treated in a symptom-free interval. The affected area of epithelium was removed and a 25 pulse ablation was performed ro Bowman's membrane, Results In 30 eyes there was a marked improvement in symptoms postoperatively with no recurrences. However, 2 eyes experienced a recurrent episode 6 days and 2 weeks after PTK respectively. Postoperative refraction and corneal topography was unaltered in ail cases. Conclusions Excimer-Laser PTK appears to be a safe and promising procedure for recurrent corneal erosion in cases refractory to medical treatment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ANTERIOR STROMAL PUNCTURE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; FOLLOW-UP; PATHOLOGY; recurrent erosions; Excimer Laser; phototherapeutic keratectomy |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2022 08:34 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/51390 |
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