Abstract :
PURPOE: To report the occurrence of neurotrophic corneal defect after ciliary body ablation with the diode laer.
METHOD: Cae report.
REULT: Neurotrophic keratiti, previouly aociated with cyclocryotherapy, may alo be aociated with ciliary body ablation with a contact diode laer.
CONCLUION: Practitioner who ue the diode laer for ciliary body ablation hould be aware of neurotrophic keratiti a a poible complication, epecially becaue the patient population receiving thi therapy may have diabete, chronic eye inflammation, or other condition predipoing to compromied corneal innervation, which i neceary for epithelial integrity.
