Uveitis-associated flap edema and lamellar interface fluid collection after LASIK.
OBJECTIVE
To report two cases of corneal pathology associated with anterior uveitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).


METHODS
Observational case report.


METHODS
A 47-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman who experienced vision loss and corneal changes associated with acute anterior uveitis after LASIK were examined.


RESULTS
The 47-year-old man, who had undergone LASIK for low myopia developed an interlamellar fluid pocket at the level of the flap interface, whereas the 50-year-old woman, who underwent LASIK for hyperopia, developed marked flap edema without interface fluid collection.


CONCLUSIONS
These two cases demonstrated acute corneal fluid accumulation associated with episodes of acute anterior uveitis in eyes that had undergone LASIK. Uveitis should be considered a risk factor for vision threatening corneal complications after LASIK.
McLeod
Stephen D
SD
Francis I. Proctor Foundation and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California-San Francisco, 10 Kirkham Street, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. smcleod@itsa.ucsf.edu
Mather
Rookaya
R
Hwang
David G
DG
Margolis
Todd P
TP
D000208:Acute Disease; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism*; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000601:surgery; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000150:complications*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; C009935:prednisolone acetate; D011239:Prednisolone