Neurotrophic corneal defects after diode laser cycloablation

被引：32

作者：

Johnson, SM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Chapel Hill, NC 27799 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | 1998年 / 126卷 / 05期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00175-5

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

PURPOSE: To report the occurrence of neurotrophic corneal defects after ciliary body ablation with the diode laser. METHODS: Case reports. RESULT: Neurotrophic keratitis, previously associated with cyclocryotherapy, may also be associated with ciliary body ablation with a contact diode laser. CONCLUSION: Practitioners who use the diode laser for ciliary body ablation should be aware of neurotrophic keratitis as a possible complication, especially because the patient population receiving this therapy may have diabetes, chronic eye inflammation, or other conditions predisposing to compromised corneal innervation, which is necessary for epithelial integrity. (Am J Ophthalmol 1998;126:725-727, (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.).

引用

页码：725 / 727

页数：3