Diffuse lamellar keratitis after corneal crosslinking in a patient with post-laser in situ keratomileusis corneal ectasia

George D. Kymionis; Dimitrios I. Bouzoukis; Vasilios F. Diakonis; Dimitra M. Portaliou; Aristofanis I. Pallikaris; Sonia H. Yoo

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.070

Diffuse lamellar keratitis after corneal crosslinking in a patient with post-laser in situ keratomileusis corneal ectasia

George D. Kymionis, Dimitrios I. Bouzoukis, Vasilios F. Diakonis, Dimitra M. Portaliou, Aristofanis I. Pallikaris, Sonia H. Yoo

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Abstract

A 27-year-old man presented with corneal ectasia in his left eye 4 years after myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and was treated with riboflavin-ultraviolet-A (crosslinking). During the first post-treatment days, diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) (stage III) developed. The microbiology culture was negative. After intensive treatment with topical corticosteroids, the DLK resolved during the following 2 weeks. Crosslinking for post-LASIK corneal ectasia may induce DLK. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment with intensive topical corticosteroids is essential to successfully manage this post-crosslinking complication.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2135-2137
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
Volume	33
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.070
State	Published - Dec 1 2007

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Kymionis, G. D., Bouzoukis, D. I., Diakonis, V. F., Portaliou, D. M., Pallikaris, A. I., & Yoo, S. H. (2007). Diffuse lamellar keratitis after corneal crosslinking in a patient with post-laser in situ keratomileusis corneal ectasia. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 33(12), 2135-2137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.070

Diffuse lamellar keratitis after corneal crosslinking in a patient with post-laser in situ keratomileusis corneal ectasia. / Kymionis, George D.; Bouzoukis, Dimitrios I.; Diakonis, Vasilios F.; Portaliou, Dimitra M.; Pallikaris, Aristofanis I.; Yoo, Sonia H.

In: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Vol. 33, No. 12, 01.12.2007, p. 2135-2137.

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