title: Recurrent erosion after photorefractive keratectomy.
abstract: Recurrent erosion of the corneal epithelium has been treated successfully by phototherapeutic keratectomy when convention therapy has failed. We present a case of recurrent corneal erosion occurring 1 year after photorefractive keratectomy in a 55-year-old myopic woman. No corneal abnormalities were previously identified in either the affected or the fellow eye. This case demonstrates the potential for ineffective healing of the corneal epithelial basement membrane complex after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455-0501, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Puk
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Probst
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Holland
mesh_terms: D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence; D014945:Wound Healing