Titre du document / Document title
Keratolysis following excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy in a patient with keratoconus
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
LAHNERS William J.
(1) ;
RUSSELL Buddy
(1) ;
GROSSNIKLAUS Hans E.
(1) ;
STULTING R. Doyle
(1) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
PURPOSE: We report a case of keratolysis following phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) for a subepithelial nodule in a patient with keratoconus. METHODS: A 29-year-old male with keratoconus who became contact lens intolerant because of a raised subepithelial nodule was treated with excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK). RESULTS: The epithelium failed to heal postoperatively, and progressive keratolysis led to a central descemetocele by the eighth postoperative day. The patient was managed with a penetrating keratoplasty. CONCLUSIONS: Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy has been shown to be an effective treatment for subepithelial nodules in patients with keratoconus. Rapidly progressive keratolysis is a potential complication of this procedure.
Revue / Journal Title
Journal of refractive surgery
ISSN 1081-597X
CODEN JRSUFZ
Source / Source
Congrès
International Congress of Wavefront Sensing and Aberration-free Refractive Correction N
o2, Monterey, California
, ETATS-UNIS
(09/02/2001)
2001, vol. 17, n
o 5, pp. S564-S617 (32 ref.), pp. 555-558
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Slack, Thorofare, NJ, ETATS-UNIS
(1995)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Skin disease ;
Surgery ;
Keratopathy ;
Eye disease ;
Patient ;
Human ;
Case study ;
Eye ;
Cornea ;
Keratolysis ;
Laser ;
Excimer ;
Photorefractive keratectomy ;
Complication ;
Treatment ;
Keratoconus ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Peau pathologie ;
Chirurgie ;
Kératopathie ;
Oeil pathologie ;
Malade ;
Homme ;
Etude cas ;
Oeil ;
Cornée ;
Kératolyse ;
Laser ;
Excimère ;
Kératectomie photoréfractive ;
Complication ;
Traitement ;
Kératocône ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Piel patología ;
Cirugía ;
Queratopatía ;
Ojo patología ;
Enfermo ;
Hombre ;
Estudio caso ;
Ojo ;
Córnea ;
Queratólisis ;
Laser ;
Excímero ;
Queratectomía fotorefractiva ;
Complicación ;
Tratamiento ;
Queratocono ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 21122, 35400009973133.0080
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 14105041
