Title
Laser in situ keratomileusis flap interface fluid syndrome after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
Date Issued
01 April 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Instituto de Ojos Oftalmo Salud
Instituto de Ojos Oftalmo Salud
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
We report 2 cases of patients with a history of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery. Endothelial damage resulted from complicated phacoemulsification in 1 patient and from iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens implantation in the other patient. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) was performed to correct the damaged endothelium. After uneventful surgery, both patients presented with liquid interface beneath the LASIK flap, which was evident on anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT). In both cases, the LASIK flap was lifted, the liquid removed, and the flap placed correctly. Significant improvement in the corneal appearance and the corrected distance visual acuity was seen. Anterior segment-OCT showed resolution of the flap interface.
Start page
21
End page
23
Volume
5
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oftalmología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85019594168
Source
JCRS Online Case Reports
Resource of which it is part
JCRS Online Case Reports
ISSN of the container
22141677
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