title: Uveal effusion following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for hypermetropia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the first reported cases of uveal effusion syndrome following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 50-year-old woman developed bilateral submacular choroidal folds with subtle fluid elevation of the macula on the first day following uneventful LASIK for hypermetropia. A 48-year-old man developed right, prominent, 360-degree, peripheral choroidal effusions and submacular choroidal and retinal folds several months following LASIK for hypermetropia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Case 1 was treated with systemic diclofenac and case 2 with systemic prednisolone. Both cases showed gradual improvement in vision over several weeks, returning to best-corrected visual acuity of 6/6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Uveal effusion syndrome is a previously unreported complication that may occur following LASIK for hypermetropia.
authors.affiliation: Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Thomas K H
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Con
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moshegov
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000601:surgery*; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome