title: Electrolysis for corneal opacities in a young patient with superficial variant of granular corneal dystrophy (Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the efficacy of electrolysis as a treatment of corneal opacities in a young patient with the superficial variant of granular corneal dystrophy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-year-old boy presented with subepithelial opacities in both eyes. His visual acuity was 0.2 in the left eye; he received corneal electrolysis under topical anesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The electrolysis, which required only 5 minutes, resulted in the disappearance of the subepithelial opacities. His visual acuity improved to 0.4 on the next day and was 1.0 eight months later. The corneal curvature and thickness were not altered by the electrolysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Corneal electrolysis proved to be an effective treatment for subepithelial opacities, and we recommend electrolysis as an effective and simple treatment for young patients with SGCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. mizuka5377@ss.ms246.net
authors.forename: Mizuka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamoi
authors.forename: Yukihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mashima
authors.forename: Motoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsubota
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000628:therapy*; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000628:therapy*; D004572:Electrolysis / Q000379:methods*; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology