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 and 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)