Diamond burr superficial keratectomy in the treatment of visually-significant anterior corneal lesions;Ceratectomia superficial com broca de diamante no tratamento de lesões anteriores da córnea

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-418

  Malta, João Baptista Nigro Santiago ^a,b   Soong, Hunson Kaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cornea injuries; Corneal diseases surgery; Corneal dystrophies; Corneal opacity; Diamond; Hereditary; Ophthalmologic surgical procedures methods; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA; DIPLOPIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DIAMOND; DIPLOPIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 62149105613     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492008000300021     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Soong HK, Katz DG, Farjo AA, Sugar A, Meyer RF. Central lamellar keratoplasty for optical indications. Cornea. 1999;18(3):249-56.
2. McDonnell PJ, Seiler T. Phototherapeutic keratectomy with excimer laser for Reis-Bückler's corneal dystrophy. Refract Corneal Surg. 1992;8(4):306-10.
3. rd, O'Connell M. A prospective multicenter trial of excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy for corneal vision loss. The Summit Phototherapeutic Keratectomy Study Group. Am J Ophthalmol. 1996;122(2):149-60.
4. Campos M, Nielsen S, Szerenyi K, Garbus JJ, McDonnell PJ. Clinical follow-up of phototherapeutic keratectomy for treatment of corneal opacities. Am J Ophthalmol. 1993;115(4):433-40.
5. O'Brart DP, Gartry DS, Lohmann CP, Patmore AL, Kerr Muir MG, Marshall J. Treatment of band keratopathy by excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy: surgical techniques and long term follow up. Br J Ophthalmol. 1993; 77(11):702-8.
6. Rogers C, Cohen P, Lawless M. Phototherapeutic keratectomy for Reis Bucklers' corneal dystrophy. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1993;21(4):247-50.
7. Förster W, Grewe S, Busse H. [Clinical use of the excimer laser in treatment of surface corneal opacities - therapeutic strategy and case reports]. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd. 1993;202(2):126-9. German.
8. Poirier L, Coulon P, Williamson W, Mortemousque B, Verin P. [Results of therapeutic photo-keratectomy using the Excimer laser. A propos of 12 cases]. J Fr Ophtalmol. 1994;17(4):262-70. French.
9. Soong HK, Farjo Q, Meyer RF, Sugar A. Diamond burr superficial keratectomy for recurrent corneal erosions. Br J Ophthalmol. 2002;86(3):296-8.
10. Sridhar MS, Rapuano CJ, Cosar CB, Cohen EJ, Laibson PR. Phototherapeutic keratectomy versus diamond burr polishing of Bowman's membrane in the treatment of recurrent corneal erosions associated with anterior basement membrane dystrophy. Ophthalmology. 2002;109(4):674-9. Comment in: Ophthalmology. 2003;110(9):1855; author reply 1855.
11. Bokosky JE, Meyer RF, Sugar A. Surgical treatment of calcific band keratopathy. Ophthalmic Surg. 1985;16(10):645-7.
12. Reed JW, Jacoby BG, Weaver RG. Corneal epithelial basement membrane dystrophy: an overlooked cause of painless visual disturbances. Ann Ophthalmol. 1992;24(12):471-4.
13. Wood TO, Griffith ME. Surgery for corneal epithelial basement membrane dystrophy. Ophthalmic Surg. 1988;19(1):20-4.