title: Airbag induced corneal ectasia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of airbag induced corneal ectasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A patient 3 years post-LASIK developed bilateral corneal ectasia worse in the right eye following airbag deployment in a road traffic accident. At last follow up, best corrected vision was 20/40 with -4.00/-4.00 x 25 in the right eye and 20/25 with -1.25/-0.50 x 135 in the left eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is a rare presentation of trauma induced ectasia in a patient post-LASIK. It is possible that reduction in biomechanical integrity of the cornea from prior refractive surgery contributed to this presentation.
authors.affiliation: Charing Cross Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK. ali@eyedoc.eu.com
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mearza
authors.forename: Fedra N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Koufaki
authors.forename: Ioannis M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Aslanides
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017278:Air Bags / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male