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Delayed microbial keratitis following radial keratotomy

Y Lu1, G R Snibson

  • 1University of Melbourne Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
|August 1, 1997
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Summary

Delayed microbial keratitis occurred 10 years after radial keratotomy. Prompt antibiotic treatment successfully resolved the infection without vision loss, highlighting a rare but possible complication.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • A 46-year-old female developed microbial keratitis.
  • This occurred 10 years after uncomplicated radial keratotomy.