AIMS: Phototherapeutic keratectomy with an excimer laser is commonly used to treat recurrent @entity2687 . The aim of this study was to determine the success of a repeat phototherapeutic keratectomy for @entity1 with persistent macroerosions following initial treatment with phototherapeutic keratectomy. METHODS: Eight @entity1 who failed primary phototherapeutic keratectomy for recurrent @entity2687 were treated with repeat phototherapeutic keratectomy. All @entity1 were treated with a superficial therapeutic ablation profile with a Visx, Nidek, or Summit 193 nm excimer laser. All @entity1 were treated for both their primary treatment and re-treatment by the same surgeon. Retrospective analysis of case records of all @entity1 requiring re-treatment was supplemented with a telephone interview. RESULTS: Over a 5 year period (October 1995 to October 2000) 76 eyes were treated for recurrent @entity2681 with phototherapeutic keratectomy. All @entity1 had documented macroerosions and had failed previous treatment with a lubricant at night. Eight eyes (11%) continued to have macroerosions after this initial treatment; all opted for re-treatment with phototherapeutic keratectomy. Following re-treatment none reported symptoms consistent with a macroerosion. Six of eight @entity1 (75%) are now symptom free; 2/8 (25%) have an occasional foreign body sensation relieved by lubricants. Follow up ranged from 9-60 months with a mean of 25.5 months. CONCLUSION: Re-treatment with phototherapeutic keratectomy appears to be successful for @entity1 with macroerosions complicating recurrent @entity2687 who have failed conservative management with ocular lubricants and a primary phototherapeutic keratectomy.

Phototherapeutic keratectomy re-treatment for recurrent XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2681 :: ('MESH:D014077', 'Disease') :: ['erosion syndrome'] @entity2687 :: ('MESH:D003316', 'Disease') :: ['corneal erosion syndrome']
@entity2687 :: (MESH:D003316,Disease) :: ['corneal erosion syndrome']
