PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Williams, R
AU  - Buckley, R J
TI  - Pathogenesis and treatment of recurrent erosion.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.69.6.435
DP  - 1985 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 435--437
VI  - 69
IP  - 6
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/69/6/435.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/69/6/435.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1985 Jun 01; 69
AB  - A series of recurrent corneal erosions secondary to map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy is presented. Erosions were closely related to the Hudson-Stahli line, and this may be a factor in pathogenesis. Traumatic abrasions did not demonstrate such localisation, evidence that trauma is not a primary cause. A trial of management with therapeutic contact lenses versus topical medication was performed. Therapeutic contact lenses were shown to be inferior and had a high complication rate. Recurrent erosion is often considered an indication for therapeutic contact lenses, but this is questioned and great caution recommended in such use.