Title of article
Laer in itu keratomileui in eye with inactive herpetic keratiti
Author/Authors
Elia F. Jarade، نويسنده , , Khalid F. Tabbara، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
Pages
2
From page
779
To page
780
Abstract
PURPOE: To evaluate the afety and outcome of laer in itu keratomileui in eye with inactive herpetic keratiti.
METHOD: Propective, interventional cae erie. In three eye of three patient with inactive unilateral herpetic keratiti for a minimum period of 1 year, laer in itu keratomileui wa performed. Oral and topical acyclovir were precribed perioperatively. No topical teroid were precribed.
REULT: Preoperatively, all three eye had corneal tromal car with induced atigmatim in two eye and central tromal car in one eye with bet-corrected viual acuity of 20/120, 20/25, and 20/50, repectively. Potoperatively, the three eye achieved uncorrected viual acuity of 20/20, 20/20, and 20/50, repectively, with decreaed corneal car. None of the patient developed herpetic keratiti reactivation during a minimum follow-up of 6 month.
CONCLUION: Laer in itu keratomileui wa afe and effective in the treatment of refractive error and corneal car in three eye of three patient with inactive herpetic keratiti.
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Serial Year
2001
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number
623511
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