title: Relation of pre-LASIK and post-LASIK retinal lesions and retinal examination for LASIK eyes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Analysis of highly myopic eyes (mean myopia -11 D) with post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications (breaks, retinal detachment) that also had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology (lattice, breaks).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case series.
  
  
  RESULTS
  67 eyes in 56 patients with pre-LASIK retinal examination developed post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications. 17 of the 67 eyes (25.4%) had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology. 10 of the 17 eyes that underwent pre-LASIK prophylactic retinal treatment still developed post-LASIK lesions. They developed adjacent to pre-LASIK lesions for 15 of 17 eyes (88.2%), and outside of quadrant(s) of pre-LASIK lesions for five eyes (29.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pre-LASIK retinal examination may predict locations of certain post-LASIK retinal lesions that may develop in highly myopic eyes with pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology, but prophylactic treatment may not prevent all post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications.
authors.affiliation: Southern California Desert Retina Consultants, PO Box 2467, Palm Springs, CA 92263, USA. Pschan@aol.com
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Tarasewicz
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies
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