title: Traumatic flap displacement and subsequent diffuse lamellar keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis.
abstract: A 45-year-old man was struck in the left eye by the edge of a paper shopping bag 3 weeks after having laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). The injury resulted in partial displacement of the LASIK flap. The patient developed diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) the day after the flap was repositioned. By day 4, visual acuity diminished to 20/60. By day 9, the clinical evidence of the DLK had resolved, and by day 15, uncorrected visual acuity was 20/20. Eye trauma 3 weeks after LASIK can result in displacement of the LASIK flap, and DLK can develop following flap replacement. Long-term anatomic and visual results are usually good.
authors.affiliation: Associated Eye Care, Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042, USA. gschwartz@associatedeyecare.com
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schloff
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lane
mesh_terms: D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*