title: Treatment of dense subepithelial corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy.
abstract: We report a case of dense and visually significant corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK). Visually significant corneal haze after LASEK can be successfully treated with manual debridement and intraoperative mitomycin-C.
authors.affiliation: Pepose Vision Institute, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: M Azim
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Mujtaba A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pepose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D003646:Debridement; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin