title: Late-onset repetitive traumatic flap folds and partial dehiscence of flap edge after laser in situ keratomileusis.
abstract: A 25-year-old woman had traumatic flap folds and partial dehiscence of the flap edge in the right eye 5 and 30 months after laser in situ keratomileusis. The period from injury to treatment was 4 hours and 9 days, respectively. With the first injury, the flap was lifted and stretched with moistened sponges to clear the folds. With the second injury, the folds were hard so the flap was lifted and sutured to stretch the folds. The patient recovered visual acuity within 2 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan. t-miyai@miyata-med.ne.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyai
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nejima
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000293:injuries*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D012008:Recurrence; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery