Titel | Case report: cacicol eye drops for the treatment of non-healing corneal epithelial defects post refractive laser ablation as an adjunctive/alternative to autologous eye drops |
Abstract Nr. | 1051 |
Doel | to report 2 cases of non-healing corneal epithelial defects post refractive laser ablation treated successfully with cacicol eye drops |
Methodes | a 25- and a 54 years old male, who underwent a refractive laser ablation complicated with a non-healing corneal epithelial defect. The former had an epithelial defect for about 2 weeks, not responding to treatment with preservative free ofloxacine 3/day, artificial tears 5-6/day and soft bandage contact lens. In waiting to have autologous serum eye drops we started cacicol 1/2days. The 2nd patient had an epithelial defect since one month that was treated with autologous serum eye drops 1/hour, and conservative free ofloxacine. the evolution was very slow that we decided to add cacicol eye drops 1/2days. |
Resultaten | In the first case the epithelial defect healed within a week and there was no need to start the autologous serum eye drops. in the 2nd case we had a response to the treatment from the first weak and the defect healed totally within 3 weeks |
Conclusie | cacicol eye drops, alone or adjunctive to autologous serum eye drops, is efficient and safe in the treatment of non-healing corneal epithelial defects post refractive laser ablation. |
Naam | AL-SABAI |
Initialen | N. |
Instituut | clinique du parc leopold |
Stad | bruxelles |
Naam | Koppen |
Initialen | C. |
Instituut | UZA |
Stad | Antwerpen |