title: [Total refractive regression post-LASIK: case report].
abstract: Corticosteroids can increase intraocular pressure when administered topically, systemically and even when inhaled. They are routinely used after refractive surgeries to lower or prevent an inflammatory action. In this case history, we present a 36-year-old patient who had a total myopic regression two weeks after LASIK for low myopia, caused by steroid-induced ocular hypertension. The purpose of this report is to describe how the case was managed, the diagnostic hypothesis, and to stress the importance of intraocular pressure measurement after LASIK.
authors.affiliation: Faculda-de de Medicina, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Ioschpe
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Gus
authors.forename: Guilherme Herrmann
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Marcia Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bayer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone; D014031:Tobramycin