RESUMEN
To study the safety, efficacy and predictability of laser in situ keratomileusis [LASIK] as a refractive procedure to correct residual or induced refractive error following cataract surgery. 10 eyes of 10 patients suffering from unilateral ametropia following uneventful cataract surgery due to myopia and/or myopic astigmatism in the operated eye consequently leading to significant anisometropia and visual troubles. Seven eyes underwent cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and the remaining three by extra capsular cataract extraction. The mean un-corrected visual acuity improved from 0.09 +/- 5.73 to 0.64 +/- 0.26 postoperatively. 70% of the patients had a postoperative spherical equivalent within +/- 1.00D. The only striking complication was the occurrence of macular edema in the first postoperative day in a patient that underwent extra capsular cataract extraction followed few months later by YAG laser capsulotomy to treat posterior capsular opacification. LASIK safely and effectively corrected post cataract surgery ametropia. The safety of LASIK following cataract surgery in patients previously treated by YAG capsulotomy needs to be properly evaluated