Characterization of abnormal epithelium after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy using in vivo confocal microscopy
, “Characterization of abnormal epithelium after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy using in vivo confocal microscopy”, vol. 14, pp. 4749-4756, 2015.
This study compared the abnormal corneal epithelium after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) with dystrophic cornea using in vivo using confocal microscopy (IVCM) and examined the effects of the abnormal epithelium on postoperative recovery of uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and sub-basal nerve plexus regeneration. The UDVA and wound healing were examined in 50 eyes of 25 patients undergoing LASEK at 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year postoperatively, including the visual acuity, slit lamp microscopy, and IVCM.
