Corneal Densitometry as a Tool to Measure Epithelial Ingrowth After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis.

Epithelial ingrowth after laser in situ keratomileusis: a histopathologic study in human corneas.

OBJECTIVE To report the histopathologic findings in 4 human corneas that developed epithelial ingrowth after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), at various postoperative intervals. METHODS One specimen was obtained intraoperatively during treatment of epithelial ingrowth 2 months after LASIK (case 1). The other 3 corneal specimens were obtained after penetrating keratoplasty performed at 7 ...

Epithelial ingrowth cells after LASIK/ALTK (automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty): are they corneal epithelial stem cells?

Flap amputation with phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and adjuvant mitomycin C for severe post-LASIK epithelial ingrowth.

PURPOSE To report a patient with severe post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) epithelial ingrowth and keratolysis treated with flap amputation and phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) with adjuvant intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC). METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 55-year-old woman was referred to our department due to severe post-LASIK epithelial ingrowth with corneal melting 2 years after...

Use of a hydrogel sealant in epithelial ingrowth removal after laser in situ keratomileusis.

UNLABELLED We describe 2 cases in which clinically significant epithelial ingrowth was removed by debridement and followed by the use of a hydrogel sealant (Resure) to seal the flap edge. In both cases, the epithelial ingrowth was seen after otherwise uneventful laser in situ keratomileusis retreatment. The visual outcomes were good with no recrudescence of interface epithelium. FINANCIAL DIS...

Localized flap melt after Nd-YAG laser treatment in recurrent post-LASIK epithelial ingrowth.

Neodymium: Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Nd-YAG) laser treatment of epithelial ingrowth was found promising with high success rates in cases of primary post-LASIK epithelial ingrowth. However, the application range of this procedure is not well-known. For the first time, the authors report the outcome of a patient treated with Nd-YAG laser for multiple recurrences of post-laser in situ keratomileusi...