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Corneal iron line following LASIK with epithelial ingrowth
Steven J Donnelly1, Kraig S Bower, Richard D Stutzman
1Ophthalmology Service, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
Purpose:
To report a new corneal iron line following keratorefractive surgery.
Methods:
Case report and review of the literature. A 51-year-old man developed epithelial ingrowth after otherwise uneventful LASIK surgery. The patient, satisfied with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/25 and otherwise asymptomatic, declined to have his flap relifted to treat the ingrowth.
Results:
Six months postoperatively a corneal iron line was noted at the leading edge of the epithelial ingrowth. Vision remained stable.
Conclusions:
: Epithelial iron lines have been reported with a number of conditions, including post-refractive procedures. This is the first report of an iron line associated with epithelial ingrowth following LASIK.
