title: Bilateral deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for the management of bilateral post-LASIK mycobacterial keratitis.
abstract: A 25-year-old Vietnamese man who had bilateral simultaneous laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for moderate myopia developed bilateral Mycobacterium abscessus keratitis that was treated with intensive medical therapy, flap removal, superficial keratectomy, and, following disease progression, therapeutic deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of bilateral post-LASIK mycobacterial keratitis successfully treated with DALK.
authors.affiliation: Singapore National Eye Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Made
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Susiyanti
authors.forename: Jodhbir S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Donald T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents