Flap complications after laser in situ keratomileusis:clinical changes and treatment / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To observe the flap complications after LASIK and analyze their clinical characters and treatment. Methods:The flap complications after LASIK in 35 eyes of 27 patients was reviewed.Visual acuity were measured at 3,7,15,30,60 days after the operation,at the same time, the eyes were examined with slit lamp. Results:After the therapy,diffuse lamellar keratitis of 10 eyes were recovered in 1 to 2 months,the visual acuity were 0.8 to 1.5.Flap slippage of 9 eyes were treated with replacement and the visual acuity were 1.0 to 1.2.One eye with trauma induced flap lose underwent allogeneic keratomileusis and the visual actity was 0.5 to 0.6.One eye with interface infection was treated by removing the infected flap and PTK.The corneal surface was healed but remained with little haze.The visual acuity were 0.8 to 1.0 after the therapy in three eyes with epithelial ingrowth.Three eyes with fiap breaking in the procedure were reoperated half a year later,and the visual acuity were 1.0 to 1.2. Conclusion:Flap complications after LASIK occurred at various period and are related with surgical technic,patient~(,)s eyes conditions and the treatment after the surgery.Early detection and therapy can obtain an comparatively excellent recovery.