Retinal detachment after radial keratotomy.
We report the case of a 43-year old woman who developed retinal detachment (RD) after radial keratotomy (RK) for the correction of a 7 D myopia. Further flattening in the corneal topography with a decrease in myopia was noted following RD surgery. Although no cause-effect relationship between RK and RD can be stated, it is imperative to inform the patients that RK only corrects the refractive aspect of myopia.
Gelisken
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Uludag Univ. Med. Fac., Dept. of Ophthalmology, Bursa, Turkey.
Ozçetin
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Dogru
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling