A series of recurrent corneal erosions secondary to map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy is presented. Erosions were closely related to the Hudson-Stahli line, and this may be a factor in pathogenesis. Traumatic abrasions did not demonstrate such localisation, evidence that trauma is not a primary cause. A trial of management with therapeutic contact lenses versus topical medication was performed. The...

We evaluated the effect of precarved collagen lenses on the kinetics of epithelial wound healing in an experimental model of corneal erosions. After induction of anesthesia, central corneal erosions of 5-mm diameter were created in New Zealand white rabbits using n-heptanol. Animals were randomly assigned either to the treatment group or to one of three control groups. Each animal in the treatm...

A male medical student, aged 22, had bilateral keratoconus which had been successfully treated by Mr. H. Treissman with contact lenses for 7 years. Recently the left eye had become intolerant to the contact glass with recurrent corneal ulceration and scar formation. The patient was referred to Mr. B. W. Rycroft for consideration of keratoplasty. History.-There were no points of relevant ophthal...

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 ...

AIMS To evaluate the efficacy and safety of diamond burr superficial keratectomy in the treatment of recurrent corneal erosions. METHODS A retrospective review of 54 eyes (47 patients) with recurrent corneal erosions treated with diamond burr superficial keratectomy. Preoperative and postoperative visual acuities and refractions, slit lamp examination findings, and the incidence of recurrent ...

PURPOSE To determine the frequency of ocular manifestations in inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) within the continental United States and to define the estimated cumulative risks of developing nonscarring (blisters or erosions) and scarring corneal manifestations within each major EB subtype over time. DESIGN Observational (cross-sectional and longitudinal). METHODS Up to 16 years of lon...

Methods PTK was performed in 73 eyes of 64 patients. Data regarding the demography, indications for PTK, ablation depth, optical zone, keratometry. BCL removal , symptomatic relief, preand postoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), spherical equivalent changes, recurrence and complications were analyzed. The indications for PTK in our study were classified into two categories...