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Management of acute corneal hydrops after laser in situ keratomileusis
- Source :
- Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. 46(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- A 43-year-old man developed acute corneal hydrops after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). A persistently fluid-filled interface between the corneal flap and stroma (without flap dehiscence or wound leakage) did not respond to the conservative treatment. To avoid keratoplasty, the subflap fluid was drained by an air injection into the anterior chamber; the surgery also included suturing of the corneal flap and stroma. The corrected distance visual acuity improved rapidly after resolution of the fluid-filled interface and corneal stromal edema, and no leakage was observed. Thus, a minimally invasive surgery to drain the subflap fluid by an air injection was effective for treating a persistently fluid-filled interface in a case of acute corneal hydrops after LASIK.
- Subjects :
- Corneal hydrops
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Distance visual acuity
genetic structures
medicine.medical_treatment
Corneal Stroma
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
Visual Acuity
Keratomileusis
Dehiscence
Cornea
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Ophthalmology
medicine
Edema
Humans
Corneal stromal edema
business.industry
Corneal Edema
LASIK
medicine.disease
eye diseases
Sensory Systems
Conservative treatment
Invasive surgery
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Surgery
sense organs
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18734502
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a4a0c00e0db904d899113fdc9253f99d