Bilateral corneal ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis in patient with isolated difference in central corneal thickness between eyes
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 36 (6), 1033-1035
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.03.023
Abstract
A patient was treated bilaterally for myopia using laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Preoperatively, there was no known risk factor for ectasia but a 20 microm between-eye difference in central mean corneal thickness was seen on the optical pachymetry map. Two years postoperatively, bilateral ectasia was diagnosed. This case suggests that abstention or surface ablation treatment may be a safer option than LASIK in patients showing central thickness asymmetry between eyes.Keywords
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