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Phototherapeutic keratectomy for the treatment of diffuse lamellar keratitis
1Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|August 6, 2002
Abstract:
We report a case of laser in situ keratomileusis in which a patient with recurrent diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) recalcitrant to standard therapy was successfully treated with phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK). The PTK was used to ablate both surfaces of the flap interface with the goal of removing DLK-inciting agents. The resultant sustained decrease in DLK suggests PTK is an effective therapy option.
