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Traumatic corneal flap dehiscence 6 years after LASIK
Güzin Iskeleli1, Ahmet Ozkok, Erdogan Cicik
1Department of Ophthalmology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. guziniskeleli@hotmail.com
Purpose:
To report a case of LASIK flap dehiscence caused by blunt trauma 6 years after uneventful refractive surgery.
Methods:
A 32-year-old man presented 3 hours after being struck by a carton edge in his left cornea, causing dehiscence of the LASIK flap.
Results:
At initial examination, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 20/200 in the left eye. Minimal flap dehiscence was seen on the inferior corneal quadrant. A therapeutic bandage soft contact lens was placed and topical medical therapy was administered. Ten days after trauma, UCVA was 20/50 and best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was 20/30 in the left eye. At 7-month follow-up, the patient's clinical status did not change.
Conclusions:
Blunt corneal trauma occurring several years after uneventful LASIK may cause corneal flap dehiscence. Appropriate and prompt treatment usually is successful.
