Assessment of Intra-operative and Early Post-operative Complications of Laser in–situ Keratomileusis
Saad, A., Mohamed, T., Abdelazeem, K., El-Sebaity, D. (2024). Assessment of Intra-operative and Early Post-operative Complications of Laser in–situ Keratomileusis. EKB Journal Management System, 9(1), 43-48. doi: 10.21608/jcmrp.2024.346796
Abdelrahman Mohamed Saad; Tarek Ahmed Mohamed; Khaled Abdelazeem; Dalia Mohammed El-Sebaity. "Assessment of Intra-operative and Early Post-operative Complications of Laser in–situ Keratomileusis". EKB Journal Management System, 9, 1, 2024, 43-48. doi: 10.21608/jcmrp.2024.346796
Saad, A., Mohamed, T., Abdelazeem, K., El-Sebaity, D. (2024). 'Assessment of Intra-operative and Early Post-operative Complications of Laser in–situ Keratomileusis', EKB Journal Management System, 9(1), pp. 43-48. doi: 10.21608/jcmrp.2024.346796
Saad, A., Mohamed, T., Abdelazeem, K., El-Sebaity, D. Assessment of Intra-operative and Early Post-operative Complications of Laser in–situ Keratomileusis. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 9(1): 43-48. doi: 10.21608/jcmrp.2024.346796

Assessment of Intra-operative and Early Post-operative Complications of Laser in–situ Keratomileusis

Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice
Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2024, Page 43-48  XML PDF (947.56 K)
Document Type: Review articles
DOI: 10.21608/jcmrp.2024.346796
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Authors
Abdelrahman Mohamed Saad email 1; Tarek Ahmed Mohamed2; Khaled Abdelazeem3; Dalia Mohammed El-Sebaity3
1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut,
2Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
3Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut
Abstract
Several Laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) complications have been identified over the years. Reporting complications of LASIK surgery will help refine the approach to their management. LASIK was introduced in the late 1980s with the development of the ophthalmic excimer laser [1, 2]. To avoid the disadvantages of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), LASIK was introduced [3]. LASIK rapidly increased in popularity and became the predominant form of refractive surgery in the late 1990s and continues till today [4]. Correcting different refractive errors, including myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, is the main aim of all laser refractive procedures. LASIK has been used to treat many degrees of myopia with promising results, and there are great expectations for treating farsightedness. Compared to PRK, LASIK is advantageous in causing minimal postoperative discomfort, rapid restoration of visual clarity and stability of refractive changes, less frequent opacification, and better ability to correct high levels of myopia. Intraoperative complications, although infrequent, include Microkeratome-related flap complications (flap buttonhole, free cap, and incomplete, short, or irregular flaps), corneal perforation, corneal epithelial defect, conjunctival bleeding, subconjunctival hemorrhage, and interface debris [6]. Post-operative Complications include inaccurate correction, visual aberrations, flap striae (macrostriae -microstriae) [6], flap dislocation, dry eye, diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK), pressure-induced stromal keratitis (PISK), infectious keratitis [7], and epithelial ingrowth [8].
Keywords
Early; complications; Laser in–situ Keratomileusis
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