MULTIPLE STRIATE KERATOTOMY - A TREATMENT FOR CORNEAL EROSIONS CAUSEDBY EPITHELIAL BASEMENT-MEMBRANE DISEASE

Objective To study the efficacy of multiple striate keratotomy for the treatment of persistent corneal erosions suspected to be caused by pr imary corneal epithelial basement membrane disease. Design A retrospec tive study. Animals 16 dogs, three cats and one Australian dingo. Proc edure A technique called multiple striate keratotomy was used to treat twenty animals suffering from persistent corneal erosions. Results Al l persistent corneal erosions healed with only one treat:ment. Most ca ses healed within 2 weeks. One case developed a second erosion in the same eye bm in a different position to the original erosion. Conclusio ns Multiple striate keratotomy is a safe, effective and well tolerated technique for the treatment of persistent: corneal erosions thought t o be caused by corneal epithelial basement membrane disease.