Transient keratectasia caused by intraocular pressure elevation after laser in situ keratomileusis.
Transient keratectasia developed in association with a marked intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation in a 26-year-old man who had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia of -9.0 diopters. The keratectasia subsided promptly after the IOP was normalized by an intravenous administration of mannitol. Keratectasia did not recur. Intraocular pressure elevation can cause keratectasia in a structurally compromised cornea after LASIK.
Toshino
Atsuko
A
Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
Uno
Toshihiko
T
Ohashi
Yuichi
Y
Maeda
Naoyuki
N
Oshika
Tetsuro
T
D000328:Adult; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004234:Diuretics, Osmotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity
D004234:Diuretics, Osmotic; D008353:Mannitol