Late-onset repetitive traumatic flap folds and partial dehiscence of flap edge after laser in situ keratomileusis.
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.
Miyai
Takashi
T
Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan. t-miyai@miyata-med.ne.jp
Miyata
Kazunori
K
Nejima
Ryohei
R
Shimizu
Kentaro
K
Oshima
Yuri
Y
Amano
Shiro
S
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