Clinical feature of unintended thin corneal flap in LASIK: 1-year follow-up

• 발행기관: 대한안과학회
• 저자명: Hwan Eok Yeo Byung Joo Song
• 간행물 정보: 『The Korean Journal of Ophthalmology』Vol.16 No.2, 63~69쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2002.12.30

영문 초록

To purpose of this study was to evaluate complications of unintended thin corneal flap in laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), such as visual acuity and myopic regression, at the one year follow-up. We performed a study on 54 eyes, i.e. 27 patients, having LASIK. The eyes were split into two groups, group one, 27 eyes with unintended thin corneal flap with a thickness of 100 μm or less, and as a control group, 27 eyes with a thickness of 110 μm or more. The average corneal flap thicknesses of the two groups were 88.89 ± 8.07 μm and 132.70 ± 19.58 μm, respectively. With regard to postoperative complications, there were no statistical differences between the groups for: foreign bodies in aspects of the interface, mild peripheral infiltration, superficial punctuate keratitis, myopic regression and decreased vision. The only complication showing any statistical difference between the two groups was the central corneal opacity. An unintended thin corneal flap, with an intact Bowman’s layer, induced no significant postoperative complications. Central corneal opacity was apparent in 4 of the eyes in group one, so may be related with a thin corneal flap.

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Abstract

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키워드

corneal flap thickness corneal opacity LASIK thin corneal flap