Post LASIK progressive astigmatism in a child with partially accommodative esotropia.

INTRODUCTION Refractive surgery is considered a safe and effective method for correction of refractive errors in adults. OBJECTIVE To report an unusual case of a young child with partially accommodative esotropia presenting with deterioration of vision and worsening of esotropia following refractive surgery. CASE REPORT Unanticipated and progressive irregular corneal astigmatism along with deterioration of visual acuity and loss of stereopsis developed post- LASIK in a seven-year-old Indian child with partially accommodative esotropia. CONCLUSION Keratorefractive surgery in young children has to be undertaken with caution, especially in such cases where there is no medical indication for refractive surgery and waiting beyond teenage years is a viable option.