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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2000  |  Volume : 48  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 209-12

Partial flap during laser In-situ Keratomileusis: Pathogenesis and timing of retreatment


Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Chennai, India

Correspondence Address:
S K Rao
Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Chennai
India
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


PMID: 11217252

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Purpose: To report the timing of retreatment and clinical outcomes in patients with a partial corneal flap during laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK), and to describe the causes of this complication. Methods: Retrospective review of case records of four patients (4 eyes) who had a partial corneal flap during LASIK. Results: The mean age of the four patients was 23 ± 4.7 years, and mean preoperative spherical equivalent (SE) refraction was -9.1 ± 3.1D (range, -5.5 to -13D). A 160 μm corneal flap was attempted during the initial treatment. Retreatment with a 180 μm corneal flap was performed at a mean of 5.1 ± 1.6 weeks (range, 4 to 7.5 weeks) after the initial procedure. There were no intraoperative complications during retreatment. Post-LASIK mean SE refraction was -1.0 ± 1.1D (range, +0.38 to -2.0D), after a mean follow up of 19 ± 15.7 weeks (range, 7 to 42 weeks). Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity decreased in one eye from 6/5 to 6/6 and was maintained in the others. Conclusion: LASIK retreatment can be performed as early as one month after a partial flap, if the refraction is stable and a thicker corneal flap is created.


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