TY - JOUR
T1 - Focal phototherapeutic keratectomy for the treatment of apical leucoma syndrome
AU - Ghanem, Vinicius Coral
AU - Passos, Marilia Lordello
AU - Piccinini, André Luís
AU - Ghanem, Ramon Coral
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Conselho Brasileiro De Oftalmologia.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Corneal surgery, laser
KW - Hyperopia/therapy
KW - Keratomileusis, laser in situ
KW - Photorefractive keratectomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049800370&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5935/0004-2749.20180068
DO - 10.5935/0004-2749.20180068
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 29995130
AN - SCOPUS:85049800370
SN - 0004-2749
VL - 81
SP - 344
EP - 347
JO - Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
JF - Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
IS - 4
ER -