PFK

10:02 Mar 25, 2021 

Thanks for the feedback !

19:44 Mar 24, 2021 

spelled out, not abbreviated as the acronym is not normally used.

Thanks to all for your help !

19:23 Mar 18, 2021 

I flagged the term and sent back the translation this morning.
But now, following your lead, I've just found this reference:

https://tinyurl.com/4sa5vvsw
"Aphakic (AK) and pseudophakic (PFK) eyes, which had already undergone cataract surgery, were listed separately. "

So you're probably right. Thanks!

18:03 Mar 18, 2021 

Could it be an unusual abbreviation of "pseudofachia"? I mean, if the report is sort of organized, we are beyond the cornea at this point, so that both punctate keratitis and photorefractive keratectomy don't really fit the anterior-posterior sequence of findings (conjunctiva - cornea - anterior chamber - lens). Moreover, the "e" seems to suggest that PFK is related to IOL, hence, following the finding of normal anterior chamber, the report might go on to state that this is a status post implantation of an artificial lense (pseudophakia), and this lense (IOL) is normally positioned.

20:05 Mar 17, 2021 

You're welcome!

20:03 Mar 17, 2021 

Yes, thanks! The end position of Italian adjectives is sometimes ambiguous.

19:58 Mar 17, 2021 

By the way, as I see it, "in situ" refers only to the IOL.

19:51 Mar 17, 2021 

A finding on presentation could be a PEK, as you suggested. In my opinion you should ask the client what they meant.

19:29 Mar 17, 2021 

I agree that PRK is used in FECD and so is relevant to the topic, but I don't see how it can fit the context. Can you actually see photorefractive keratectomy on slit-lamp examination? Plus these are the examination findings on presentation.

19:11 Mar 17, 2021 

I agree with Luigi.

18:02 Mar 17, 2021 

Hi Judy, in support of my thesis, PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) is used in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. There are many occurrences:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Fuchs endothelial corneal dy...

17:55 Mar 17, 2021 

it's a finding in a list of examination findings.

PRK would be in the patient's history along with "phacoemulsification and IOL implantation" whic she had undergone 7 years earlier.

It might be a typo, but in that case I think they meant PEK (punctate epithelial keratitis) which is mentioned later in the report.

Part of my doubt was also whether "in situ" referred only to the IOL or also to the PFK (considering the possibility that it may be a "thing", eg fixation device)

17:25 Mar 17, 2021 

See also:
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/treatments/photorefractive-ke...

17:22 Mar 17, 2021 

I think it's a typo. It should be: photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). It's a laser correction technique. See:
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/ask-ophthalmologist-q/fuchs-l...

There is also another laser technique "PTK" but is less used in this case

17:14 Mar 17, 2021 

Nella traduzione lascerei PFK per rimanere il più possibile vicino al documento.
Anche nella lingua inglese usano PFK per intendere fosfofruttochinase.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphofructokinase