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Legal considerations on phototherapeutic keratectomy with excimer laser treatment for corneal scars

16 Novembre 2012

 
 
Salducci M

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Salducci M1

1Department of Sense Organs, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy


Citation: Salducci M. Legal considerations on phototherapeutic keratectomy with excimer laser treatment for corneal scars. Prevent Res, published on line 16. Nov. 2012, P&R Public. 37


doi: 10.7362/2240-2594.084.2012

Abstract   [Indice]

The authors evaluated the efficacy of phototherapeutic keratectomy with the excimer laser (PTK) in the treatment of corneal scars of current differential etiology. A total of 22 patients has been to involve in this study, and then 22 eyes were treated for corneal scarring. Il follow-up è stato di 18 mesi.The follow-up was 18 months.
The preoperative corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was on average 3/10, to reach an average value of 5/10 after the treatment. Among the complications, the authors have found a recurrence of keratitis in one eye treated for post-herpetic corneal scar. Several factors contribute to the therapeutic success, including the etiology, the depth and the number of scars.

Key words: phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK), corneal scars, professional responsibility

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Corresponding Author   [Indice]

Mauro Salducci
Department of Sense Organs, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy

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