Central Necrotic Lamellar Inflammation After Laser in situ Keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery - Tập 17 Số 2 - Trang 110-112 - 2001
Barbara Parolini, Giovanni Battista Marcon, Giacomo Panozzo

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ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To report four cases of corneal interface complications that occurred after excimer laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS: Four eyes of three patients underwent technically uneventful LASIK. RESULTS: One day after LASIK, patients presented with severe pain, blurred vision, conjunctival infection, and diffuse opacity at the interface. Two days after LASIK, significant features were central opacity, striae in the flap, loss of uncorrected and best spectacle-corrected visual acuity, and corneal sensitivity. The findings did not improve by using drugs or by lifting the flap and irrigating the bed. The central opacity partially resolved over 8 to 12 months, leaving a hyperopic shift (one patient), striae (one patient), and loss of two or more lines of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (three patients). CONCLUSION: This severe central inflammation after LASLK could be an extreme manifestation of diffuse lamellar keratitis. [J Refract Surg 2001;17:110-112]

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Journal of Refractive Surgery

Tập 17 Số 2

110-112

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