Premium
Treatment of recurrent corneal erosions with the excimer laser
Author(s) -
Öhman Lena,
Fagerholm Per,
Tengroth Björn
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb02797.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , abrasion (mechanical) , excimer , corneal epithelium , excimer laser , ophthalmology , corneal abrasion , surgery , cornea , phototherapeutic keratectomy , laser , optics , photorefractive keratectomy , materials science , physics , composite material
. Seventy‐six patients with recurrent corneal erosions resistant to conventional therapy with ointment, abrasion or contact lenses were treated with the excimer laser. The patients were treated in 3 different ways; ablation of 3 or 5 μm after epithelial removal, or ablation of 20 μm directly on the epithelium. Twenty out of the 76 treated eyes showed recurrences. Thirty‐five of the patients had no symptoms after treatment and 21 patients had minor symptoms. The 3 different treatment modes were equally successful in the present study.