J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1972 Dec;13(4):245-248.
Effects of Freezing in the Eye: Diseases of the cornea
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Korea.
Abstract
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The results of 8 cases of herpes simplex keratitis and one case of corneo-lenticular adhesion caused by explosion wound treated by cryogenic instrument (Amoils cryo unit) are presented. The cryoapplicator (2mm in diameter) were applied on the lesions 7-15 seconds. (Temperature: -50 degrees C ~ -70 degrees C). One of herpes simplex keratitis patients was suffered from redness of the lids following cryotherapy for 3 days.