PURPOSE To report the clinical outcome of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) cases complicated by severe central intraoperative epithelial defects (EDs) caused by the microkeratome cut. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. METHODS In a retrospective study of 1650 LASIK cases at 1 center, the preoperative data, surgical procedu...

RATIONALE Infectious keratitis is a relatively uncommon but potentially sight-threatening complication of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Mycobacterial keratitis is usually regarded as late onset keratitis among post-LASIK keratitis. There has been no documented case of Mycobacterium intracellulare post-LASIK keratitis of a long-latent period. PATIENT CONCERNS A 36-year-old man was refe...

purpose: to evaluate the results of laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik) retreatment in  patients with postoperative regression. methods: in a retrospective interventional case series, 153 eyes of 113 patients who had undergone lasik retreatment for postoperative regression were evaluated. both initial lasik and retreatment were performed with a nidek: ec 5000 excimer laser, and flap was made w...