Recurrent corneal erosion surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Where episodes frequently occur, or there is an underlying disorder, different types of curative procedures may be attempted:[1] use of therapeutic contact lens, controlled puncturing of the surface layer of the eye (Anterior Stromal Puncture) and laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK).[2] These all essentially try to allow the surface epithelium to reestablish with normal binding to the underlying basement membrane, the method chosen depends upon the location & size of the erosion.
References
- ↑ Liu C, Buckley R (1996). "The role of the therapeutic contact lens in the management of recurrent corneal erosions: a review of treatment strategies". CLAO J. 22 (1): 79–82. PMID 8835075.
- ↑ Indiana University Department of Ophthalmology -Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK)