ABSTRACT
To study the incidence, treatment, and visual outcomes of Non-Infectious Keratitis as a Postoperative Complication of Laser in-Situ Keratomileusis [LASIK]. The files of 3500 post-LASIK patients [6326 eyes] were reviewed for the development of Non-Infectious Keratitis. Incidence, management regimens, and final best spectacle corrected visual acuity [BSCVA] were reported. Post-LASIK Non-Infectious Keratitis was diagnosed in 149 eyes [2.35%]. The Keratitis was classified as diffuse lamellar keratitis [DLK] in 89 eyes [1.4%] and 60 eyes [0.94%] as localized debris-related Keratitis [LDK]. The occurrence of post-LASIK Non-Infectious Keratitis was 2.35%, with DLK being the common diagnosis overall, with 92.6% of patients achieving < 20/20 BSCVA. The best way for prevention of DLK is to eliminate defined predisposing factors for DLK. Close follow-up during the early postoperative period