Automated Lamellar Keratectomy in Symptomatic Patients With Bullous Keratopathy

Study of Automated Lamellar Keratectomy With a New Option in Treatment in Symptomatic Patients With Bullous Keratopathy.

To relieve pain in patients with symptomatic bullous keratopathy (BK) until keratoplasty and in patients without visual prediction.

The automated lamellar keratectomy represents a alternative in treatment of pain in symptomatic patients with BK.

Only patients with BK symptomatic (with pain) were submitted to automated lamellar keratectomy (ALK).

Complete ophthalmological examination including UCVA,BSVA, biomicroscopy, tonometry, esthesiometry, UBM pachymetry, impression cytology and pain questionnaire were performed in preoperative, postoperative of one, seven, 30, 90, 180 days and one year.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient with bullous keratopathy symptomatic (with pain)

Exclusion Criteria:

• herpetic endotelial disorders