Late recurrence of corneal dystrophy treated with phototherapeutic keratectomy combined with epikeratophakia using double lenticules
Bingqing Sun,
Zhe Zhang,
Fei Xia
et al.
Abstract:Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) combined with epikeratophakia (EP) using double lenticules through small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) after late recurrence was used in a patient with Reis-Bückler corneal dystrophy (RBCD) who underwent bilateral PTK 9.5 years previously. Opacity recurred at 4 years, with PTK + EP being performed using SMILE-derived lenticules, and at 5.5 years with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/100 and disrupted counting fingers in the right and left eyes. PTK + EP in the right… Show more
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