Alcohol versus brush PRK: visual outcomes and adverse effects.

Background And Objective: A smooth corneal surface prior to laser ablation is important in order to achieve a favorable refractive outcome. In this study, we compare PRK outcomes following two commonly used methods of epithelial debridement: Amoils epithelial scrubber (brush) versus 20% ethanol (alcohol).

Study Design/patients And Methods: We reviewed records of patients who underwent wavefront-optimized PRK for myopia or myopic astigmatism between January 2008 and June 2010.

Novel corneal phenotype in a patient with alport syndrome.

Purpose: To report the clinical and histopathologic findings of an unusual keratopathy, which may represent a new corneal dystrophy in a patient with Alport syndrome (ATS).

Methods: A 59-year-old woman with longstanding diagnosis of autosomal recessive ATS was evaluated for progressively decreasing vision in the left eye. She had anterior lenticonus and cataract and central corneal stromal opacification with significant thinning and flattening bilaterally.