Purpose: Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) plays an important role in the management of Reis-Bucklers' corneal dystrophy. The usage of PTK for the treatment of anterior corneal dystrophies is limited by the depth of ablation. This case shows the usage of high ablation depth PTK as one of the management strategies to visually rehabilitate a patient of advanced Reis-Bucklers' corneal dystrophy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report a novel therapeutic use of CIRCLE software (Carl Zeiss Meditec) to manage visually significant epithelial ingrowth following small incision lenticule extraction surgery (SMILE).
Methods: Case series.
Results: In this case series, the authors describe three eyes with progressive and visually significant epithelial ingrowth following an uneventful SMILE procedure.
Purpose: To compare outcomes of cataract surgery performed by ophthalmic trainees and consultants in patients associated with pseudoexfoliation (PXF) METHODS: Retrospective review of medical records of all patients with PXF who had undergone cataract surgery from January 2016 to December 2018 at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India, were analysed RESULTS: A total of 914 eyes were included in the study; surgeries on 501 (54.8%) eyes with PXF were performed by trainees, while 413 (45.2%) were performed by consultants.
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