Thermokeratoplasty
National Institutes of Health
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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the outcome of thermokeratoplasty for treatment of ulcerative keratitis and bullous keratopathy secondary…
Holmium:YAG laser thermokeratoplasty (LTK), a procedure using a solid-state infrared laser to treat hyperopia, was performed on…
The holmium:YAG laser can be used to perform corneal collagen shrinkage and treat refractive errors. Studies are underway for the…
A new technique of hyperopic correction similar to radial thermokeratoplasty is presented. A pulsed Holmium:YAG laser was used…
Hyperopic thermokeratoplasty involves making controlled thermal burns in the corneal stroma in a radial pattern up to a premarked…
Radial thermokeratoplasty is a new refractive surgical technique designed to reduce hyperopia and/or astigmatism. Four patients…
Thermokeratoplasty (TKP) was used to treat six cases of chronic corneal hydrops previously refractory to traditional therapy. In…
Fifteen corneal buttons were removed at keratoplasty from patients with keratoconus who had previously undergone…
Nine patients with severe keratoconus who were ready for penetrating keratoplasty underwent thermokeratoplasty with profound…
Changes in corneal architecture with the application of controlled heat have been shown to be clinically useful and well…