title: Management of post laser in situ keratomileusis ectasia with simultaneous topography guided photorefractive keratectomy and collagen cross-linking.
abstract: A thirty-nine year old man was referred to our institute due to progressive decreased visual acuity five years after bilateral Laser in situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). Topography revealed signs of post - LASIK ectasia. Patients' left eye was treated with simultaneous Topography Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) followed by Corneal Collagen Cross Linking (CXL). Twelve months after the combined procedure both uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) showed significant improvement while topographic findings revealed an improvement of the astigmatic pattern. All higher order aberrations showed a significant decrease twelve months postoperatively. Combined topography guided PRK and corneal cross linking could represent an alternative treatment for post - LASIK ectasia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Vision and Optics University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: George D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kymionis
authors.forename: Dimitra M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Portaliou
authors.forename: Vasilios F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Diakonis
authors.forename: Alexandra E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Karavitaki
authors.forename: Sophia I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Panagopoulou
authors.forename: Mirko R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jankov Ii
authors.forename: Efekan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coskunseven