Abstract
We report the first case of refractive corneal lenticule extraction with the femtosecond laser application CLEAR as retreatment technique after previous laser vision correction. A 42-year-old woman, operated by bilateral photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) 19 years previously, with moderate dry eye, came for post-PRK regression and underwent correction of a residual myopia of -3 -0.5 × 159° D in the left eye by CLEAR. Surgery was uneventful, with a regular laser pattern and a normal dissection of the lenticule. At day 1, uncorrected visual acuity was 20/25; at 3 months, it was 20/20, with a refraction of +0.25 × 115° D. The cornea and interface were regular and transparent; no dry eye symptoms occurred. At 3 months, on optical coherence tomography, the treatment was well centered, the surgical interface was centrally regular, whereas the anterior profile of the stromal surface was slightly corrugated, compensated by a smooth epithelial surface. The present case demonstrates that myopia after PRK can be achieved by CLEAR; an irregular stromal surface may occur, not affecting the visual result in virtue of epithelial remodeling. [Abstract copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 793 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Case reports in ophthalmology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 27 Oct 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 27 Oct 2022 |
Bibliographical note
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.Keywords
- Photorefractive keratectomy
- Refractive corneal lenticule extraction
- Myopia
- Optical coherence tomography