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Case Reports
. 2004 Jun;88(6):840.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2003.035071.

Photodynamic therapy for corneal neovascularisation and lipid degeneration

Case Reports

Photodynamic therapy for corneal neovascularisation and lipid degeneration

B J Brooks et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jun.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Lipid keratopathy secondary to corneal neovascularisation after penetrating keratoplasty.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Two weeks after photodynamic therapy (PDT). (B) Significant regression of neovascularisation and lipid deposits 6 weeks after PDT. Visual acuity improved to 20/30.

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