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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...
متن کاملBand keratopathy: a modified treatment.
PURPOSE The surgical treatment of band keratopathy usually consists of abrasion of the corneal epithelium followed by removal of the subepithelial calcium deposits by means of an ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution. In order to reduce the discomfort and pain that occur after corneal abrasion, the authors developed a modified technique that avoids the abrasion of the epithelium. M...
متن کاملCombined Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Chelation, Phototherapeutic Keratectomy and Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Treatment of Band Keratopathy
PURPOSE The objective of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelation and excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) combined with amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for the treatment of band keratopathy (BK). METHODS Eleven eyes in ten patients with BK received combined PTK (ablation zone of central 7.0-7.5 mm, depth of 50 ...
متن کاملAtypical band keratopathy following long-term pilocarpine treatment.
Two patients with an atypical form of band keratopathy following long-term pilocarpine treatment are described. The keratopathy is thought to have resulted from the presence of the preservative phenylmercuric nitrate in the pilocarpine drops. Symptoms of reduced acuity, visual haloes, and recurrent epithelial erosions were relieved by removal of the opacities.
متن کاملOptical coherence tomography of band keratopathy.
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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1011-8934
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.6.915