Midinfrared Laser Pancorneal Coagulation as a Method of Treatment for Painful Bullous Keratopathy.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of midinfrared laser pancorneal coagulation (PCC) for the management of secondary painful bullous keratopathy (PBK) with poor visual potential.

Methods: A single-center, nonrandomized, retrospective observational study was performed on 137 eyes (137 patients) with PBK that underwent midinfrared laser PCC and were followed up in our clinic during 2000 to 2010. Preoperatively and at follow-up visits, all the eyes underwent a standard ophthalmologic examination; concurrently, 36 of these underwent corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) and Scheimpflug camera examination (SCE).