Surgery for Corneal Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy

Seventeen consecutive eyes with corneal epithelial basement membrane with symptoms of recurrent erosion and/or decreased vision were treated with corneal epithelial basement membranectomy. Younger patients tended to have recurrent erosion, whereas older patients had decreased vision. All patients' symptoms improved following surgery. Electron microscopy revealed reduplication of the corneal epithelial basal lamina.