ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2018
Alcohol delamination of the corneal epithelium for recurrent corneal erosion syndrome.
Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Trigger Factors in Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Enhancing Visual Quality: The Impact of Alcohol-Assisted Delamination on Corneal Aberrations in Patients with Central Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Photorefractive keratectomy with extended ablation zone for recurrent corneal erosion syndrome accompanied with refractive errors: a study of effectiveness, safety, and refractive outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Low-Temperature Plasma Ablation Treatment for Recurrent Corneal Erosions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Three-year outcomes of alcohol delamination of corneal epithelium for recurrent corneal erosions of traumatic etiology.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate the outcomes of alcohol delamination (ALD) of the corneal epithelium for the treatment of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome (RCES) and to implement a standardized treatment protocol for this condition utilizing evidence based practice and the findings of an internal audit.
methodsA retrospective analysis of 42 eyes of 40 patients diagnosed with RCES who were treated with ALD between January 2006 and March 2016 was conducted. Patients had 20% alcohol applied to the cornea with the use of a well for 40s. Patients were reviewed one week later in the Outpatient Department. Outcome criteria were established based on standards from other studies in the medical literature. These included, a treatment success rate of at least 72% (defined as complete resolution of symptoms one month after treatment), a postoperative complication a rate of <5% (mainly infective keratitis, and subepithelial haze), and the absence of any detrimental effect on visual acuity in ≥95% of patients.
resultsThe mean age at the time of ALD was 41.17±13.44y. Patients were followed for an average of 12.8±15.65mo. The majority were female (52.5%,
conclusionALD is an efficacious and cost-effective primary surgical intervention for RCES.
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