TY - JOUR
T1 - Refractive outcomes of laser in situ keratomileusis after flap complications
AU - Sharma, Namrata
AU - Ghate, Deepta
AU - Agarwal, Tushar
AU - Vajpayee, Rasik B.
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Purpose: To study the refractive and visual outcomes, including surgically induced astigmatism, of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) after flap buttonholes and incomplete flaps. Setting: Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Methods: This was a retrospective case series of 15 patients (15 eyes) who had LASIK after flap complications (6 eyes with buttonholes and 9 with incomplete flaps). The second surgery was performed after the refraction was stable for 2 months. The refractive and visual outcomes were studied. Results: After the flap complication, the spheroequivalent did not change significantly (P = .78) but the mean pachymetry changed from 523.6 μm ± 23.14 (SD) to 530.4 ± 23.96 μm (P = .04) and the mean absolute cylinder changed from 0.63 ± 1.01 diopter (D) to 0.88 ± 0.87 D (P = .026). The second surgery was performed at a mean interval of 6.2 months (range 3 to 17 months). Two eyes had flap complications (irregular flaps) again after the second surgery. At the 6-month follow-up, the mean spheroequivalent was -0.34 ± 0.65 D and the mean cylinder was 0.15 ± 0.19 D × 83.6. Thirteen eyes (86.66%) were within 0.5 D of the attempted correction. Post-LASIK complications included diffuse lamellar keratitis (1 eye), epithelial ingrowth (1 eye), and flap striae (2 eyes). After the flap complication, no eye lost 2 or more lines of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA); but after the second surgery at 6 months, 1 eye had lost 2 lines of BSCVA. Six months postoperatively, all eyes had a BSCVA of 20/40 or better. Conclusion: Laser in situ keratomileusis after flap complications is associated with good refractive and visual outcomes; however, there is a higher risk for intraoperative and postoperative complications after the second surgery.
AB - Purpose: To study the refractive and visual outcomes, including surgically induced astigmatism, of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) after flap buttonholes and incomplete flaps. Setting: Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Methods: This was a retrospective case series of 15 patients (15 eyes) who had LASIK after flap complications (6 eyes with buttonholes and 9 with incomplete flaps). The second surgery was performed after the refraction was stable for 2 months. The refractive and visual outcomes were studied. Results: After the flap complication, the spheroequivalent did not change significantly (P = .78) but the mean pachymetry changed from 523.6 μm ± 23.14 (SD) to 530.4 ± 23.96 μm (P = .04) and the mean absolute cylinder changed from 0.63 ± 1.01 diopter (D) to 0.88 ± 0.87 D (P = .026). The second surgery was performed at a mean interval of 6.2 months (range 3 to 17 months). Two eyes had flap complications (irregular flaps) again after the second surgery. At the 6-month follow-up, the mean spheroequivalent was -0.34 ± 0.65 D and the mean cylinder was 0.15 ± 0.19 D × 83.6. Thirteen eyes (86.66%) were within 0.5 D of the attempted correction. Post-LASIK complications included diffuse lamellar keratitis (1 eye), epithelial ingrowth (1 eye), and flap striae (2 eyes). After the flap complication, no eye lost 2 or more lines of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA); but after the second surgery at 6 months, 1 eye had lost 2 lines of BSCVA. Six months postoperatively, all eyes had a BSCVA of 20/40 or better. Conclusion: Laser in situ keratomileusis after flap complications is associated with good refractive and visual outcomes; however, there is a higher risk for intraoperative and postoperative complications after the second surgery.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.11.054
DO - 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.11.054
M3 - Article
C2 - 16105603
AN - SCOPUS:24944592410
SN - 0886-3350
VL - 31
SP - 1334
EP - 1337
JO - Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
JF - Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
IS - 7
ER -