Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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

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


SK Rao, P Padmanabhan, G Sitalakshmi, R Rajagopal 
 Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Chennai, India

Correspondence Address:
S K Rao
Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Chennai
India

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.


How to cite this article:
Rao S K, Padmanabhan P, Sitalakshmi G, Rajagopal R. Partial flap during laser In-situ Keratomileusis: Pathogenesis and timing of retreatment.Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;48:209-12


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Rao S K, Padmanabhan P, Sitalakshmi G, Rajagopal R. Partial flap during laser In-situ Keratomileusis: Pathogenesis and timing of retreatment. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2000 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];48:209-12
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