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Development of EKC after Eximer Laser Photorefractive Surgery and Subsequent Recurrence of EKC-like Keratitis
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology ; : 443-446, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-221046
ABSTRACT
This research focuses on four cases of patients having undergone eximer laser photorefractive surgery who were diagnosed with adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis during the postoperative period and who later developed epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC)-like keratitis. Two of the patients had undergone laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK), one had undergone laser in situ keratomileusis and one had photorefractive keratectomy. After the surgery adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent late-developing EKC-like keratitis were observed in the patients. Recurrent late-developing EKC-like keratitis occurred in one of the patients, who had received LASEK as many as three times. The others had only one or two episodes.The corneal infiltrates of keratitis mainly occurred in the central cornea. Successful resolution of recurrent late-developing EKC-like keratitis was achieved through the use of topical steroids without sequelae and the final best-corrected visual acuity was as good as the base line. These keratitis infiltrates have been presumed to represent an immune response to the suspected adenoviral antigens deposited in corneal stroma during the primary adenoviral infection. Previous reports argued that patients with a history of adenoviral ketatoconjunctivitis were succeptible to adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis becoming reactivated; however, in our research, our patients had their first adenoviral infections after the eximer laser photorefractive surgery and reactivation was confirmed. We recommend that attention be paid to adenoviral infection after laser refractive operations, because these patients seem to have more frequent recurrences.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Complicações Pós-Operatórias / Recidiva / Infecções Oculares Virais / Infecções por Adenovirus Humanos / Conjuntivite Viral / Ceratectomia Fotorrefrativa / Ceratomileuse Assistida por Excimer Laser In Situ / Cirurgia da Córnea a Laser / Ceratectomia Subepitelial Assistida por Laser / Lasers de Excimer Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Korean Journal of Ophthalmology Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Complicações Pós-Operatórias / Recidiva / Infecções Oculares Virais / Infecções por Adenovirus Humanos / Conjuntivite Viral / Ceratectomia Fotorrefrativa / Ceratomileuse Assistida por Excimer Laser In Situ / Cirurgia da Córnea a Laser / Ceratectomia Subepitelial Assistida por Laser / Lasers de Excimer Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Korean Journal of Ophthalmology Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Artigo