Phototherapeutic keratectomy in recurrent corneal erosions refractory to other forms of treatment
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Ten-year results of phototherapeutic keratectomy on recurrent corneal erosions.
PURPOSE To determine the ten-year visual results and outcomes of excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) for recurrent corneal erosions. METHODS Twenty-six eyes of 23 patients with recurrent corneal erosions were treated by PTK from 1996 to 2000 at the Goiania Eye Institute, Brazil. All eyes had failed to respond to conventional therapy. Data regarding preoperative and postoperative ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.130