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

R F Steinert; A Z McColgin; A White; G M Horsburgh

doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00386-4

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

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

Authors

R F Steinert¹, A Z McColgin, A White, G M Horsburgh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 10704557
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00386-4

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Astigmatism / surgery*
Cornea / pathology
Cornea / surgery*
Humans
Keratitis / etiology*
Keratitis / pathology
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / adverse effects*
Male
Myopia / surgery*
Visual Acuity