The completed view of the superficial keratectomy is shown in Figure 7. There were no corneal opacities from the map-dot-fingerprint corneal dystrophy (Figure 7). Figure 2.

In those cases, superficial keratectomy — removal of the epithelium — is the way to go. After removing the pathology within the epithelium, the epithelium can grow back smoother and without ...

Excimer Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) has been found to be an effective treatment for a variety of superficial corneal disorders. Corneal surface irregularity, epithelial instability, and ...

Superficial lamellar keratectomy was performed for five eyes of the three patients by using No. 64 Beaver blade and excimer laser ablation. Figure 1. Slit-lamp photography showed homogenous, ...

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing photorefractive keratectomy surgery, the administration of postoperative topical diclofenac does not alleviate pain, but is effective for local signs such as ...