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  • The study evaluates the safety and efficacy of transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TPRK) without mitomycin C for treating complications from femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) surgeries.
  • Eight patients with various corneal flap complications were treated using TPRK, with follow-up assessments over six months on vision and haze formation.
  • Results indicated that TPRK was safe, with all patients achieving good visual acuity (better than 20/25) and no signs of haze after treatment.

Article Abstract

Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TPRK) without mitomycin C as treatment for femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) corneal flap complications.

Methods: Eight patients with corneal flap complications that occurred after FS-LASIK (five with eccentric flaps, two with buttonhole flaps, and one with a thick flap) were included in the study. Patients were treated with TPRK without mitomycin C between two weeks and twelve months after surgery. The postoperative manifest refraction, uncorrected distance visual acuity, and haze formation were assessed during six months of follow-up.

Results: The mean manifest refractive spherical and cylinder refraction was 0.16 ± 0.26 and -0.44 ± 0.33 diopters, respectively, at six months postoperatively. The uncorrected distance visual acuity was above 20/25 in all patients after six months of follow-up. No haze formation was detected.

Conclusions: TPRK without mitomycin C appears to be a safe and effective treatment for FS-LASIK corneal flap complications.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817314PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8847922DOI Listing

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