Purpose: To discriminate the potential role of corneal shape-factors versus opacily li~ctm’s Ibr lhc linal viwd outcome (II‘ I’ IK using comc:~I topography. Methods : PTK were performed witn a Summit Excimed 200 UV C for the treatment of various comeal conditions in 135 patients including Recurrent Epithelial Erosions (n=41). Band Keratopathy (n=35), Epidemic Kerato-Conjunctivitis (n=l I), S&ma...

PURPOSE COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC KERATECTOMY (PTK) IN TREATMENT CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES VERSUS SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL SCARS: visual outcomes, recurrence rate and safety profile. METHODS PTK was performed in 51 eyes of 51 patients. Data regarding the indications for PTK, ablation depth, symptomatic relief, pre-and postoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), sphe...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) for treatment of striae in LASIK flaps. DESIGN Retrospective consecutive series. PARTICIPANTS Forty-seven eyes of 44 patients with flap striae after LASIK with reduced best-corrected visual acuity (VA) or visual symptoms with at least 3 months' follow-up (consecutive cases from January 2001 to May 2004). I...

We report the case of a patient diagnosed with Avellino corneal dystrophy (ACD) who developed diffuse interstitial keratitis following excimer laser insitu keratomileusis (LASIK). ACD is an autosomal dominant corneal dystrophy characterized by multiple asymmetric stromal opacities that impair vision. Accepted treatments for this condition include corneal transplantation and phototherapeutic ker...

Recurrent corneal erosion (RCE) is a common ocular disorder resulting in repeated episodes of pain, tearing, redness, and photophobia, especially in the morning. It is frequently associated with anterior stromal dystrophies, epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, or trauma to the corneal surface, but RCE may also spontaneously occur without any predisposing factor [1,2]. The conservative treat...