Focal phototherapeutic keratectomy for the treatment of apical leucoma syndrome

Vinicius Coral Ghanem; Marilia Lordello Passos; André Luís Piccinini; Ramon Coral Ghanem

doi:10.5935/0004-2749.20180068

Focal phototherapeutic keratectomy for the treatment of apical leucoma syndrome

Vinicius Coral Ghanem, Marilia Lordello Passos, André Luís Piccinini, Ramon Coral Ghanem

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The following report describes a case of apical leucoma syndrome after hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy following hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis and the subsequent treatment of this complication with focal phototherapeutic keratectomy. The patient underwent focal transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy of 70 μm ablation and 1.5 mm diameter after pupil and ablation offset correction. After 1 year, significant improvement in vision was observed and only slight residual opacity remained on biomicroscopy and optical coherence tomography. Focal phototherapeutic keratectomy was effective and safe for the treatment of this complication.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	344-347
Number of pages	4
Journal	Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Volume	81
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20180068
State	Published - 1 Jul 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Corneal surgery, laser
Hyperopia/therapy
Keratomileusis, laser in situ
Photorefractive keratectomy

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Focal phototherapeutic keratectomy for the treatment of apical leucoma syndrome

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