title: Neurotrophic corneal defects after diode laser cycloablation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the occurrence of neurotrophic corneal defects after ciliary body ablation with the diode laser.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Neurotrophic keratitis, previously associated with cyclocryotherapy, may also be associated with ciliary body ablation with a contact diode laser.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Practitioners who use the diode laser for ciliary body ablation should be aware of neurotrophic keratitis as a possible complication, especially because the patient population receiving this therapy may have diabetes, chronic eye inflammation, or other conditions predisposing to compromised corneal innervation, which is necessary for epithelial integrity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27799-7040, USA. smjl23@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery*; D003315:Cornea / Q000294:innervation; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015355:Glaucoma, Neovascular / Q000601:surgery; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009882:Ophthalmic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity