Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing After Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy.

Lee, Joung Koo; Tchah, Hung Won

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(3):386-391.
Published online March 1, 1995.

Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing After Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy.

Joung Koo Lee, Hung Won Tchah

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

엑시머 근시교정 수술후 각막상피 창상 치료

이정구(Joung Koo Lee),차흥원(Hung Won Tchah)

Abstract

We studied the effects of three different treating methods on corneal repithelization after PRK such as pressure patch, therapeutic contact lens and collagen shield. The degree of pain among three different treating groups showed same results without difference. The postoperative corneal wound healing rate in collagen shield group was slower than the other groups at first day. The corneal wound healing duration in therapeutic contact lens was faster than the other groups. Therefore we could obtained the results that therapeutic contact lens treated group is clinically excellent method for accelerating corneal wound healing after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy.

Key Words: Collagen shield;Corneal epithelium;Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy;Pressure patch;Therapeutic contact lens