%0 Journal Article
%T What is central toxic keratopathy syndrome if it is not diffuse lamellar keratitis grade IV?
%A Hazin Ribhi
%A Daoud Yassine
%A Khalifa Yousuf
%J Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X The Central Toxic Keratopathy (CTK) syndrome describes a rare, acute, self-limited, non-inflammatory process that yields central corneal opacification and significant hyperopic shift after refractive surgery. Despite being exceedingly rare, certain clinical features of CTK give the condition a striking resemblance to other more serious inflammatory conditions, including diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK). As the authors demonstrate in this article, despite the overlapping clinical features, CTK is a disease process that is distinct from DLK and, therefore, in need of distinct management interventions.
%K Central toxic keratopathy
%K diffuse lamellar keratitis
%K PRK
%K keratitis
%K Laser in situ keratomileusis
%U http://www.meajo.org/article.asp?issn=0974-9233;year=2010;volume=17;issue=1;spage=60;epage=62;aulast=Hazin