J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1972 Dec;13(4):245-248.

Effects of Freezing in the Eye: Diseases of the cornea

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Korea.

Abstract

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.


MeSH Terms

Cornea*
Cryotherapy
Explosions
Freezing*
Humans
Keratitis, Herpetic
Wounds and Injuries
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