title: Cyanoacrylate repair of laser in situ keratomileusis corneal flap perforation by a snake bite.
abstract: A 30-year-old man who had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia 1 year earlier developed a corneal perforation in the left eye from a boa constrictor. The patient presented to the emergency room, and a small corneal perforation just outside the visual axis was diagnosed within the LASIK flap. Cyanoacrylate adhesive was used to close the corneal perforation. The patient went on to full visual recovery with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20. This is the first reported case of a penetrating corneal injury from a serpent in an eye that had LASIK. Cyanoacrylate may be used to repair small traumatic corneal perforations with a favorable visual outcome in eyes that have had LASIK.
authors.affiliation: Sharp Rees-Stealy Surgical Eye Consultants, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Bobby S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Korn
authors.forename: Tommy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Korn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017821:Boidae; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C100832:octyl 2-cyanoacrylate