Resumen

MOKEY CASTELLANOS, Miguel O  y  PEREZ SUAREZ, Raúl G. Phototherapeutical keratetocomy in corneal lattice dystrophy. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2007, vol.20, n.1. ISSN 0864-2176.

A retrospective study was performed on patients with lattice corneal dystrophy, who suffered recurrence ten or more years after penetrating keratoplasty and on patients suffering the same problem but without any previous surgical treatment, who had undergone phototherapeutical keratectomy with Excimer laser. This therapeutic alternative is useful for anterior stromal keratopathy in where corneal irregularities decrease the vision. Five eyes have been treated from 4 patients, 3 of them were relatives. The visual and therapeutical results improved the quality of life of patients, thus postponing the need for transplant or retransplant. No complications were encountered.  Laser Excímer became an effective and safe alternative in the treatment of such diseases

Palabras clave : Corneal dystrophy; Excimer laser.