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Corneal haze following PRK with mitomycin C as a retreatment versus prophylactic use in the contralateral eye
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2007-01-01Registro en:
Journal Of Refractive Surgery. Thorofare: Slack Inc, v. 23, n. 1, p. 96-98, 2007.
1081-597X
10.3928/1081-597X-20070101-16
WOS:000243738700018
Autor
Netto, Marcelo V.
Chalita, Maria Regina
Krueger, Ronald R.
Institución
Resumen
PURPOSE: To report photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) treated with mitomycin C (MMC) for previous corneal haze in one eye and PRK with MMC to prevent corneal haze formation in the fellow eye.METHODS: A 40-year-old woman underwent PRK with MMC to treat previous corneal haze (secondary to previous PRK without MMC) for residual refractive error of +0.50 +0.25 X 165 in the left eye and PRK with MMC to prevent corneal haze in the right eye.RESULTS: Postoperative slit-lamp examination revealed no haze in the right eye, but continued mild haze in the left eye.CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with PRK and MMC for previous corneal haze is not as effective as primary PRK with MMC in preventing postoperative corneal haze formation.