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What are the advantages of using plexitome for treating recurrent corneal erosions compared with traditional methods?

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Ophthalmology · University of Minnesota

There is no evidence that any surgical technique is better than the others (PTK, burr, or puncturing) in terms of recurrence rate.

The Plexitome has the same concept of puncturing. The advantages over needle puncturing are:

  • controlled spike depth, which is very minimal in Plexitome
  • minimal corneal ...

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