title: Photorefractive keratectomy in a patient with epithelial basement membrane dystrophy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in a patient with epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 36-year-old male with clinical manifestations of EBMD underwent bilateral, simultaneous PRK for low myopia correction. A delay (up to 17 days) in the epithelial healing process with unstable epithelium was observed. During the first three postoperative months a visually significant subepithelial haze was developed in both eyes. One year postoperative, an improvement in haze formation and visual acuity in both eyes was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PRK in patients with EBMD could result in favorable refractive and clinical outcome.
authors: Institute of Vision and Optics, University of Crete, Greece. kymionis@md.uoc.gr
authors: George D
authors: GD
authors: Kymionis
authors: Vasillios F
authors: VF
authors: Diakonis
authors: Dimitrios I
authors: DI
authors: Bouzoukis
authors: Sonia H
authors: SH
authors: Yoo
authors: Ioannis G
authors: IG
authors: Pallikaris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D008297:Male; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014792:Visual Acuity