title: Intraoperative and early postoperative complications in 466 radial keratotomies.
abstract: We have retrospectively studied the intraoperative and early postoperative complications of 466 radial keratotomies. These complications included: microperforations and macroperforations, incisions into the optical zone, and early bacterial corneal ulcers and endophthalmitis.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophthalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leroux les Jardins
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massin
mesh_terms: D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology