Topical Anesthetic Abuse Keratopathy and Its Management

Sonmez B., Beden U., Ozarslan Y., Erkan D.

TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.38, no.1, pp.78-83, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.78-83
  • Keywords: Topical anesthetic abuse, corneal melting, amniotic membrane
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case series of topical anesthetic keratopathy and to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment regimens in three cases.