Effects of Freezing in the Eye: Diseases of the cornea.
- Author:
Hyung Jeon KIM
1
;
Kwang Il KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cornea*;
Cryotherapy;
Explosions;
Freezing*;
Humans;
Keratitis, Herpetic;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1972;13(4):245-248
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
