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Br J Ophthalmol 86:296-298 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.3.296
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    • Clinical science

Diamond burr superficial keratectomy for recurrent corneal erosions

Table 1

Advantages and disadvantages of diamond burr superficial keratectomy

    Advantages:

  • Inexpensive

  • Requires little surgical skill

  • Requires no sophisticated equipment, such as lasers

  • Causes no permanent corneal scarring and can be used to treat visual axis

  • Possibly removes more abnormal basement membrane than debridement alone

  • Low recurrence rate of erosion after treatment

  • Re-treatments are simple

  • No chance of corneal perforation

  • Causes no significant refractive shift

  • Removes superficial corneal opacities, if any present

    Disadvantages:

  • Eye is often painful while epithelial defect is present

  • Chance of persistent epithelial defect (eg, in diabetic and neurotrophic corneas)

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