PROSE lens and autologous tears can treat persistent epithelial retinal defects

WAILEA, Hawaii — The combination of a scleral lens and autologous serum tears can effectively treat patients with refractory cases of persistent epithelial retinal defects, according to a speaker here.
“The PROSE (prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem) lens has been a miracle for a lot of patients who haven’t responded to treatment for dry eye disease or some other form of ocular surface disease,” Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, said at Hawaiian Eye 2018.
In a case series, three patients with persistent epithelial defects who were refractory after being

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