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SUBMITTER: Perez CI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543013 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perez Claudio I CI Han Ying Y Rose-Nussbaumer Jennifer J Ou Yvonne Y Hsia Yen C YC
American journal of ophthalmology case reports 20190520
<h4>Purpose</h4>To report two cases of neurotrophic keratitis (NK) after micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MP-TCP).<h4>Observations</h4>Two patients with predisposing factors for decreased corneal sensation developed NK 1 month after MP-TCP. Both patients did not heal with initial treatment with topical antibiotic and preservative free artificial tears. One patient required use of a bandage contact lens and the other patient required tarsorrhaphy. Both eyes experienced recurrence of ...[more]