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Case Reports
. 2000 Mar;129(3):380-1.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00386-4.

Diffuse interface keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK): a nonspecific syndrome

R F Steinert  1 , A Z McColgin, A White, G M Horsburgh
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Case Reports

Diffuse interface keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK): a nonspecific syndrome

R F Steinert et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2000 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: To characterize the presentation of diffuse interface keratitis after laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

Methods: Case report.

Results: Diffuse interface keratitis occurred in the left eye of a postoperative LASIK patient after central epithelial debridement without exposure of the flap margin or elevation of the flap.

Conclusion: Diffuse interface keratitis is a nonspecific presentation of corneal inflammation after LASIK, with accumulation of inflammatory cells in the potential space of the interface. Diffuse interface keratitis after LASIK may have multiple causes.

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