Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy for treatment of recurrent corneal erosion.
Two patients with a history of frequent recurrent corneal erosion for whom standard medical therapy was determined ineffective had phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) with an excimer laser. Before treatment, one patient had four episodes in a six-month period; the other had ten to 20 recurrences with four serious episodes in a seven-month period. After PTK, neither patient had a recurrence after 18 months follow-up. Subjectively, both patients felt the treated area healed faster than previous abrasions. Vision, refraction, keratometry, and corneal thickness measurements appeared unaffected by the treatment.
John
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John-Kenyon Eye Research Foundation, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130.
Van der Karr
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Noblitt
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Boleyn
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D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014792:Visual Acuity