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Multiple striate keratotomy: a treatment for corneal erosions caused by epithelial basement membrane disease
1Armadale Veterinary Eye Hospital, Victoria.
Objective:
To study the efficacy of multiple striate keratotomy for the treatment of persistent corneal erosions suspected to be caused by primary corneal epithelial basement membrane disease.
Design:
A retrospective study.
Animals:
16 dogs, three cats and one Australian dingo.
Procedure:
A technique called multiple striate keratotomy was used to treat twenty animals suffering from persistent corneal erosions.
Results:
All persistent corneal erosions healed with only one treatment. Most cases healed within 2 weeks. One case developed a second erosion in the same eye but in a different position to the original erosion.
Conclusions:
Multiple striate keratotomy is a safe, effective and well tolerated technique for the treatment of persistent corneal erosions thought to be caused by corneal epithelial basement membrane disease.