NDLI: Laser corneal biofilm disruption for infectious crystalline keratopathy.

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Author	Masselos, Katherine Tsang, Hughie H. C. Ooi, Ju-Lee Sharma, Neil S. Coroneo, Minas T.
Description	Country affiliation: Australia Author Affiliation: Masselos K ( The Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.)
Abstract	Crystalline keratopathy can be successfully treated by the Nd:YAG laser. We present two cases of crystalline keratopathy managed this way. A 36-year-old female contact lens wearer presented with crystalline keratopathy following recent treatment with topical steroids and antibiotics for a corneal abscess. In this case crystalline keratopathy developed despite the intensive topical antibiotic treatment. A 55-year-old man with a history of acne rosacea, chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia, asthma and Crohn's disease presented with crystalline keratopathy following an episode of infectious keratitis. Treatment with the Nd:YAG laser to the area of involvement was instituted in both cases. Noticeable resolution occurred within days, with subsequent full recovery. No side-effects from the use of the Nd:YAG laser were noted. There have been only two cases previously reported using this treatment modality.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14426404
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	37
e-ISSN	14429071
Journal	Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher Date	2009-03-01
Publisher Place	Australia
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Ophthalmology Biofilms Corneal Diseases Surgery Eye Infections, Bacterial Laser Therapy Lasers, Solid-state Therapeutic Use Staphylococcal Infections Adult Microbiology Pathology Corneal Stroma Female Humans Male Middle Aged Case Reports Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Case study Article
Subject	Ophthalmology

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