Salzmann nodular degeneration after laser in situ keratomileusis.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of Salzmann nodular degeneration after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 36-year-old woman with no significant medical history underwent routine myopic LASIK in both eyes and 3 months later developed Salzmann nodular degeneration at the inferotemporal and inferonasal flap edges of the left eye only. The visually inconsequential nodules, which did not respond to topical steroids, slowly increased in size and remained 4 years post-LASIK.


CONCLUSIONS
Salzmann nodular degeneration is a rare complication of LASIK.
Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore. marcus.lim.c.c@singhealth.com.sg
Marcus C C
MC
Lim
Wing-Kwong
WK
Chan
D000328:Adult; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000473:pathology