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Published on: June 27, 2025
Implications and management of suction loss during refractive lenticule extraction (ReLEx)
Ratnesh Sharma1, Pravin Krishna Vaddavalli
1L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderbad, India.
Purpose:
To describe a case in which the ReLEx procedure was abandoned following suction loss on two occasions due to an uncooperative patient.
Methods:
Case report with anterior segment optical coherence tomography and aberrometry changes before and after surgery.
Results:
Lamellar haze was present but diminished in the early postoperative period. The patient successfully underwent a femtosecond LASIK procedure in the same eye 2 months later.
Conclusions:
This case demonstrates the possibility of performing femtosecond LASIK after failed ReLEx, with good visual outcomes.
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