Fungal keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis.
A 22-year-old woman presented with pain, redness, watering, and decrease in vision in her left eye 15 days after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia. Slitlamp examination showed a central full-thickness infiltrate with hyphate edges. Microscopic examination of corneal scrapings from the edge and underneath the flap showed fungal filaments, and the growth on culture media was identified as Scedosporium apiospermum.
Sridhar
M S
MS
Cornea & Anterior Segment Service, Hyderabad, India.
Garg
P
P
Bansal
A K
AK
Sharma
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012086:Reoperation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions