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2347078

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
Treatment of persistent epithelial defects following penetrating keratoplasty (PK) can be difficult. The use of a 24-hour porcine collagen corneal shield (Bausch & Lomb) to promote epithelialization of these cases was compared to the use of the hydrophilic bandage soft contact lens (Bausch & Lomb, plano O4). Twenty-three consecutive patients treated for persistent epithelial defect following PK were reviewed. Sixteen of 22 (73%) treated with a bandage soft contact lens healed completely. None of seven patients with persistent epithelial defect treated with collagen shield therapy healed. Six of these seven patients were subsequently treated with a bandage soft contact lens; five (83%) healed with this therapy. These data suggest that the 24 hour collagen corneal shield is not useful in treating persistent epithelial defect following PK and that a bandage soft contact lens is significantly more effective (P less than 0.01) in these cases.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0733-8902
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Porcine collagen corneal shield treatment of persistent epithelial defects following penetrating keratoplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612-9400.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study