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Stephan J. Linke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND).

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND). Methods In this retrospective study, we analyzed the records of eight eyes of five patients with Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND) who were treated between December 2006 and May 2008 at the University Eye Clinic Hamburg, Eppendorf, Germany. This case study includes data previously published within a single case report. Patients were followed-up pre- and postoperatively by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, digital photography, and corneal topography. All of the eight eyes were followed-up for at least 12 months, whereas in four eyes, follow-up was done for more than 24 months. PTK was performed with a 193-nm Ar-F excimer laser (Allegretto 200; WaveLight AG, Erlangen, Germany) within a 7-mm optical zone. Mitomycin C 0.02% was applied after PTK for 30 s. Postoperatively, a therapeutic contact lens was administered until corneal epithelial healing, which occurred usually at the forth postoperative day. Then local steroid therapy (prednisolone 1%) eye drops fours times per day was given for the following 4 weeks. Results Mean BCVA preoperatively was 0.61 logMAR (i.e., 20/80 Snellen equivalent or 0.25 decimal). There was a significant increase of BCVA by average of four reading lines (far distance) up to ten reading lines ( p  

Riad Khaireddin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND).

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND). Methods In this retrospective study, we analyzed the records of eight eyes of five patients with Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND) who were treated between December 2006 and May 2008 at the University Eye Clinic Hamburg, Eppendorf, Germany. This case study includes data previously published within a single case report. Patients were followed-up pre- and postoperatively by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, digital photography, and corneal topography. All of the eight eyes were followed-up for at least 12 months, whereas in four eyes, follow-up was done for more than 24 months. PTK was performed with a 193-nm Ar-F excimer laser (Allegretto 200; WaveLight AG, Erlangen, Germany) within a 7-mm optical zone. Mitomycin C 0.02% was applied after PTK for 30 s. Postoperatively, a therapeutic contact lens was administered until corneal epithelial healing, which occurred usually at the forth postoperative day. Then local steroid therapy (prednisolone 1%) eye drops fours times per day was given for the following 4 weeks. Results Mean BCVA preoperatively was 0.61 logMAR (i.e., 20/80 Snellen equivalent or 0.25 decimal). There was a significant increase of BCVA by average of four reading lines (far distance) up to ten reading lines ( p  

H. Kaz Soong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy in the treatment of visually-significant anterior corneal lesions
    Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 2008
    Co-Authors: Joao Baptista Nigro Santiago Malta, H. Kaz Soong
    Abstract:

    PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy in the treatment of visually-significant anterior corneal lesions. METHODS: A retrospective review of 23 eyes (23 patients). Pre- and postoperative visual acuities and refractions, slit-lamp biomicroscopic findings, and the incidence of recurrence of disease after Keratectomy were studied. RESULTS: Nineteen eyes had map-dot-fingerprint basement membrane dystrophy and 4 had Salzmann's nodular degeneration. All patients presented with decreased vision, as well as varying degrees of glare, halos, and monocular diplopia. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 3 to 39 months (mean 10.6 months), and no recurrence of the original disease occurred within this period. This procedure improved the best-corrected visual acuity from 20/36 (LogMar 0.250) to 20/24 (LogMar 0.076) by LogMar statistical evaluation (p

  • diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy in the treatment of visually significant anterior corneal lesions
    Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia, 2008
    Co-Authors: Joao Baptista Nigro Santiago Malta, H. Kaz Soong
    Abstract:

    PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy in the treatment of visually-significant anterior corneal lesions. METHODS: A retrospective review of 23 eyes (23 patients). Pre- and postoperative visual acuities and refractions, slit-lamp biomicroscopic findings, and the incidence of recurrence of disease after Keratectomy were studied. RESULTS: Nineteen eyes had map-dot-fingerprint basement membrane dystrophy and 4 had Salzmann's nodular degeneration. All patients presented with decreased vision, as well as varying degrees of glare, halos, and monocular diplopia. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 3 to 39 months (mean 10.6 months), and no recurrence of the original disease occurred within this period. This procedure improved the best-corrected visual acuity from 20/36 (LogMar 0.250) to 20/24 (LogMar 0.076) by LogMar statistical evaluation (p<0.001) and caused a statistically non-significant (p=0.232) myopic change in the mean refractive spherical equivalent (-0.36 diopter ± SD 2.28 preoperatively to -0.71 ± 2.26 postoperatively). Glare and monocular diplopia were subjectively reduced or eliminated in all patients. One patient had mild anterior stromal haze which decreased the bestcorrected visual acuity from 20/25 to 20/30. CONCLUSION: Diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy appears to be an effective and safe method of removing visually-significant anterior corneal opacities.

  • Diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy for recurrent corneal erosions.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002
    Co-Authors: H. Kaz Soong, Q Farjo, R F Meyer, A Sugar
    Abstract:

    Aims: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy in the treatment of recurrent corneal erosions. Methods: A retrospective review of 54 eyes (47 patients) with recurrent corneal erosions treated with diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy. Preoperative and postoperative visual acuities and refractions, slit lamp examination findings, and the incidence of recurrent erosion after Keratectomy were studied. Specular microscopy was also performed in six patients before and after surgery. Results: 30 eyes had underlying map dot fingerprint anterior basement membrane corneal dystrophy, while 24 eyes did not. Postoperative follow up time ranged from 3 to 53 months (mean 12.3 months). Corneal erosion recurred in three eyes (6%) after diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy. This procedure improved the best corrected visual acuity from 20/26 to 20/22 by logMAR statistical evaluation (p=0.002) and caused very little change in the refractive spherical equivalent. No endothelial cell loss or changes in morphology were noted on specular microscopy. Conclusion: Diamond burr Superficial Keratectomy appears to be an effective and safe method of treating recurrent erosions and is a good alternative therapy to needle stromal micropuncture, Nd:YAG induced epithelial adhesion, and excimer laser surface ablation.

Toam Katz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND).

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND). Methods In this retrospective study, we analyzed the records of eight eyes of five patients with Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND) who were treated between December 2006 and May 2008 at the University Eye Clinic Hamburg, Eppendorf, Germany. This case study includes data previously published within a single case report. Patients were followed-up pre- and postoperatively by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, digital photography, and corneal topography. All of the eight eyes were followed-up for at least 12 months, whereas in four eyes, follow-up was done for more than 24 months. PTK was performed with a 193-nm Ar-F excimer laser (Allegretto 200; WaveLight AG, Erlangen, Germany) within a 7-mm optical zone. Mitomycin C 0.02% was applied after PTK for 30 s. Postoperatively, a therapeutic contact lens was administered until corneal epithelial healing, which occurred usually at the forth postoperative day. Then local steroid therapy (prednisolone 1%) eye drops fours times per day was given for the following 4 weeks. Results Mean BCVA preoperatively was 0.61 logMAR (i.e., 20/80 Snellen equivalent or 0.25 decimal). There was a significant increase of BCVA by average of four reading lines (far distance) up to ten reading lines ( p  

Rahul B. Baile - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND).

  • Superficial Keratectomy, PTK, and mitomycin C as a combined treatment option for Salzmann's nodular degeneration: a follow-up of eight eyes
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Riad Khaireddin, Toam Katz, Rahul B. Baile, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke
    Abstract:

    Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual Superficial Keratectomy, phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK), and intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC) for Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND). Methods In this retrospective study, we analyzed the records of eight eyes of five patients with Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND) who were treated between December 2006 and May 2008 at the University Eye Clinic Hamburg, Eppendorf, Germany. This case study includes data previously published within a single case report. Patients were followed-up pre- and postoperatively by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, digital photography, and corneal topography. All of the eight eyes were followed-up for at least 12 months, whereas in four eyes, follow-up was done for more than 24 months. PTK was performed with a 193-nm Ar-F excimer laser (Allegretto 200; WaveLight AG, Erlangen, Germany) within a 7-mm optical zone. Mitomycin C 0.02% was applied after PTK for 30 s. Postoperatively, a therapeutic contact lens was administered until corneal epithelial healing, which occurred usually at the forth postoperative day. Then local steroid therapy (prednisolone 1%) eye drops fours times per day was given for the following 4 weeks. Results Mean BCVA preoperatively was 0.61 logMAR (i.e., 20/80 Snellen equivalent or 0.25 decimal). There was a significant increase of BCVA by average of four reading lines (far distance) up to ten reading lines ( p