ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2022
Effects of corneal epithelial superficial keratectomy in patients with focal limbal stem cell disease.
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purposeIrregular corneal epithelium in limbal stem cell disease can cause visual acuity to deteriorate substantially when it reaches the pupil. In this case series, we assessed the effectiveness of simple corneal epithelial superficial keratectomy in improving visual acuity in patients with irregular corneal epithelium in focal limbal stem cell disease covering the visual axis. OBSERVATIONS: We performed simple corneal epithelial superficial keratectomy in four patients (five eyes) with irregular corneal epithelium covering the visual axis. The main outcome measures were best-corrected visual acuity, slit lamp findings with fluorescein staining, anterior segment optical coherence tomography and histopathology. In all five eyes, slit lamp findings showed uneven fluorescein staining in a spiral pattern, with impaired corneal epithelial smoothness and visual disturbance. We removed the irregular epithelium in all five eyes. Visual acuity in all the eyes was improved immediately after surgery, and good visual acuity and stable epithelium were maintained for the duration of the observation periods. Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed, normal squamous and columnar epithelial cells. Goblet cells were not detected. CONCLUSIONSAND IMPORTANCE: Corneal epithelial superficial keratectomy can lead to a pathological diagnosis by examining the removed epithelial tissues, and result in excellent therapeutic outcomes in focal limbal stem cell disease reaching the pupil.
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