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Three Different Protocols of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking in Keratoconus: Conventional, Accelerated and Iontophoresis
Published on: November 12, 2015
Post-LASIK ectasia treated with intrastromal corneal ring segments and corneal crosslinking
Kay Lam1, Dan B Rootman, Alejandro Lichtinger
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. kay.lam@mail.utoronto.ca
Abstract:
Corneal ectasia is a serious complication of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). We report the case of a 29-year-old man who underwent LASIK in both eyes and in whom corneal ectasia developed in the left eye 3 years after surgery. He was treated sequentially with intraocular pressure-lowering medication, intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implants, and collagen cross-linking. Vision improved and the ectasia stabilized following treatment. Combined ICRS implantation and collagen cross-linking should be considered early in the management of post-LASIK ectasia.
