- ►bmj.com PY Lin, CC Wu, SM Lee - British Medical Journal, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com The best treatment of choice for bullous keratopathy (BK) with painful recurrent corneal erosions
(RCE) is penetrating keratoplasty. But in cases not suitable for penetrating keratoplasty or the
visual potential is poor the ... Cited by 22 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
R Maini, L Sullivan, GR Snibson, HR Taylor, MS … - British Journal of …, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com RESULTS In the superficial PTK group five of eight (62%) patients improved symptomatically after
treatment. The three (38%) who did not improve went on to have penetrating keratoplasty for pain
relief. In the intermediate depth ... Cited by 22 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
U Thomann, U Niesen, I Schipper - Journal of refractive surgery ( …, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov BACKGROUND: The treatment of patients with recurrent erosions due to bullous keratopathy is
disappointing in cases when penetrating keratoplasty cannot be performed. A trial has been made to
prevent recurrent erosions through ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
MS Sridhar, GK Vemuganti, AK Bansal, GN Rao - Cornea, 2001 - journals.lww.com Treatment in bullous keratopathy (BK) aims to improve vision and to alleviate associated symptoms
such as discomfort, watering, pain, and photophobia. Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is the defini-
tive treatment for BK, which is the ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
SB Koenig - American journal of ophthalmology, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov PURPOSE: To determine whether annular keratotomy can relieve pain associated with bullous
keratopathy. METHODS: Three patients with painful bullous keratopathy and poor visual potential
underwent partial-thickness (0.30 ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
JAP Gomes, DKM Haraguchi, DU Zambrano, LI … - Arquivos Brasileiros de …, 2000 - SciELO Brasil Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito terapêutico das punções do estroma anterior corneal em pacientes com
ceratopatia bolhosa (CB). Métodos: Vinte e cinco pacientes com CB sintomáticos, com baixa visão,
com e sem indicação de ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] U Thomann, F Meier-Gibbons, I Schipper - British Medical Journal, 1995 - bjo.bmj.com Abstract Aims-This study was designed to investi- gate the therapeutic potential of excimer laser
for recurrent painful erosions in patients not suited to treatment with penetrating keratoplasty.
Methods-Phototherapeutic ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
TC Tsai, CY Su, CP Lin - Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging: the official … - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of anterior stromal punctures on the symptomatic
relief of patients with bullous keratopathy considered ineligible for penetrating keratoplasty.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Five eyes of ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
G Cormier, I Brunette, HM Boisjoly, M … - Archives of …, 1996 - archopht.highwire.org Patients and Methods: Twenty-seven patients awaiting penetratingkeratoplastywith a diagnosisofBK
were exam- ined. They were seen before treatment with ASP and 1, 4, and 12 weeks aftertreatment. The
examination included slit- lamp ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
JI Luchs, EJ Cohen, CJ Rapuano, PR Laibson - Ophthalmology(Rochester, …, 1997 - cat.inist.fr Purpose: The authors review a large series of patients with bullous keratopathy(BK) to analyze the
frequency of ulcerative keratitis, and determine the contributory roles of bullae, bandage soft
contact lenses, steroids, and ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
