Title
Anterior stromal puncture in the treatment of bullous keratopathy: Six-month Follow-up
Date Issued
14 August 2001
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Gomes J.A.P.
Haraguchi D.K.M.
Zambrano D.U.
Cunha M.C.
De Freitas D.
Federal University of São Paulo
Abstract
Purpose. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of anterior stromal puncture to treat patients with symptomatic bullous keratopathy. Methods. Fourteen patients with bullous keratopathy who had decreased vision and were or were not awaiting penetrating keratoplasty were evaluated before and 1,4,12, and 24 weeks after anterior stromal punctures with a 25-gauge needle. The patients were questioned about pain intensity, foreign-body sensation, and photophobia. Biomicroscopy, esthesiometry, and pachymetry results were evaluated. The results before and after the punctures were compared using the McNemar test, Friedman test, and multiple comparison tests. Results. The comparisons among before and 1,4, and 12 weeks after the anterior stromal puncture of pain (p = 0.00000556), photophobia (p = 0.0252), foreign-body sensation (p = 0.0000743), and esthesiometry (p = 0.0243) showed significant statistical differences in terms of decreasing symptoms and corneal sensitivity. The average pachymetry did not show statistical difference among before and 1,4, 12, and 24 weeks after the procedure (p = 0.956). We did not find important differences in terms of corneal neovascularization. Conclusion. Anterior stromal puncture is an effective, simple, and low-cost alternative for treating patients with symptomatic bullous keratopathy.
Start page
570
End page
572
Volume
20
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oftalmología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0034894971
PubMed ID
Source
Cornea
ISSN of the container
02773740
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