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Management of band-keratopathy with 2 different multi-procedures for each eye – case presentation

Poster Details

First Author: A.Oikonomou GREECE

Co Author(s):    P. Stergiopoulos   K. Boboridis   K. Dampos   H. Vasileiadis           

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To present an efficient management of band-keratopathy with 2 different multi-procedures for each eye.

Setting:

1. Ophthalmology Department of Central Medical Office of Thessaloniki of Police Association 2. Ophthalmos team. 3. 1st University Department of Ophthalmology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital.

Methods:

A 69 old female diagnosed of band keratopathy in both eyes and decided to be performed a PKP to right eye. The initial outcome was very good but two years later, appeared a corneal haze at the graft. Our team performed PTK laser procedure for corneal haze at right and a topical EDTA chelation for band debridement on left eye. Finally in both eyes was performed a cataract surgery procedure with a toric IOL in right eye for high residual astigmatism after PKP and a normal IOL in left eye following with a YAG laser procedure.

Results:

Two months after the final procedure vision acuity was 7/10 in both eyes.

Conclusions:

We present an efficient management of band-keratopathy with 2 different multi-procedures for each eye.

Financial Disclosure:

None