Re-lifting the LASIK flap 16 years after primary surgery

ABSTRACT

A forty-six-year-old Bahraini male patient presented with diminished vision in both eyes; he had a history of standard LASIK surgery 16 years ago to treat myopia and astigmatism. The pre-operative refraction was -5.50 D sphere, -2.00 D cylinder × 180° in the right eye and -5.00 D sphere, -2.00 D cylinder × 160° in the left eye. The original LASIK flap was re-lifted successfully after 16 years of primary LASIK surgery. Therefore, this will save the cornea from further incision. Enhancement laser treatment was performed for residual myopia and astigmatism after lifting a 16-year-old LASIK flap at King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain