What is corneal debridement?

What is corneal debridement?

What is corneal debridement?

Corneal epithelial debridment with diamond burr polishing (abbreviated DBD) is a treatment for a hereditary irregularity of the skin (epithelium) of the cornea (the front part of the eye.) Some people are born with loose “skin” of the cornea.

What is cornea scraping?

A procedure to collect cells from the surface of your eye. A corneal scrape, sometimes called a corneal culture, is used to diagnose a bacterial or fungal infection in your eye.

How is superficial keratectomy done?

Superficial Keratectomy Procedure The manual smoothing is performed with a blunt, hand-held instrument, allowing precise control over the tissue being removed. The mechanical technique involves a burr instrument that finely and evenly smoothes the corneal surface.

Is superficial keratectomy surgery?

Superficial keratectomy is a surgical procedure that is helpful in clearing inflammation, scarring and other superficial, visually significant, defects of the corneal epithelium. It can be performed prior to cataract surgery and is a minor procedure that leads to much improved visual outcomes.

How do you debride the cornea?

The debridement procedure can be performed in the office. After the eye surface is numb, the epithelial cells are scraped away. The manual smoothing is performed with a blunt, hand-held instrument, allowing precise control over the tissue being removed.

How painful is corneal scraping?

It is common to experience varying degrees of discomfort beginning 30 to 90 minutes following the surgery as the numbing drops begin to wear off. Many patients describe this sensation as feeling like an eyelash is in the eye or lodged beneath the contact lens.

How is corneal scraping performed?

Corneal scraping is performed under topical anesthesia preferably instillation of two drops of 0.5% proparacaine in the inferior fornix. Topical proparacaine has the least amount of bactericidal action as compared to other anesthetics agents such as tetracaine and xylocaine.

How painful is cornea scraping?

Why do you need corneal scraping?

Scarring or damage to the surface of the cornea, which can cause pain and blurry vision, may require the removal of the cornea’s surface layer. Conditions that commonly cause scarring or damage to the cornea include: recurrent corneal erosions, band keratopathy, and Salzmann’s nodular degeneration.

How long does it take to recover from corneal scraping?

It typically takes 6-8 weeks for the eye to completely heal. You will have a follow-up appointment with your eye doctor one week after the procedure.