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J Bradley Randleman1, Andrew I Caster, Christopher S Banning
1Emory University Department of Ophthalmology and Emory Vision, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. jrandle@emory.edu
Abstract:
Two patients developed corneal ectasia after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Case 1 had evidence of early keratoconus preoperatively, with manifest refractions of -4.00 +2.50 x 160 (20/20) in the right eye and -7.00 +3.00 x 180 (20/30) in the left eye; thin corneas (472 microm and 441 microm, respectively); and inferior paracentral steepening in the right eye and central steepening in the left eye on topography. Case 2 had manifest refractions of -8.50 +3.75 x 123 (20/20(-2)) in the right eye and -9.25 +4.00 x 077 (20/20(-1)) in the left eye; corneal thickness of 509 microm and 508 microm, respectively; and symmetric bow-tie patterns in both eyes on topography. Case 2 had a family history suspicious for keratoconus, with a sibling who had bilateral corneal transplantation at a young age. Both patients developed bilateral corneal ectasia after PRK.
