EPITHELIAL HEALING IN THE 2ND EYE AFTER CORNEAL ABRASION

Corneal epithelial healing velocity was determined in patients admitte d to excimer laser photo refractive keratectomy, by daily video planim etry of the denuded area until complete healing. The epithelial healin g process was followed in fellow eyes with regard to intervals between surgery of the two eyes of 1 to 10 weeks. In cases where the fellow e ye was treated at one week after the first eye, the lesions healed sig nificantly faster in the second eye as compared to patients with longe r delay between the two operations.