Band keratopathy developing after denosumab injections
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Combined Treatment for Band Keratopathy
I read with interest the two case reports by Kwon et al. on ‘‘New Treatment for Band Keratopathy: Superficial lamellar Keratectomy, EDTA Chelation and Amniotic Membrane Transplantation’’ (1). In their article, they describe two cases of calcific band keratopathy (CBK) that were treated with a combination of EDTA chelation, superficial keratectomy and amniotic membrane transplantation. The autho...
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To cite: Mansour AM, Haddad R. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218216 DESCRIPTION Band keratopathy is a chronic degenerative disease characterised by the gradual deposition of greyish opacity in superficial cornea over months or years in eyes with chronic uveitis or on intensive topical therapies containing phosphates. The mechanism of calcium ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1542-8958
DOI: 10.5693/djo.02.2019.04.001