title: [Transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy to treat chronic laser in situ keratomileusis-flap macrostriae. A case review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the use of transepithelial phototherapeutic keratecomy for the long-term treatment of post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) flap macrostriae.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 22 year old male with visual loss in the left eye due to chronic flap macrostriae that was treated with transepithelial PTK.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Striae and haze were no longer visible, with a significant improvement of best corrected visual acuity. Refraction in the third month was +9.75-4.00×170°. A phakic intraocular lens was implanted one year later with an uncorrected visual acuity of 0.8.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PTK can solve chronic flap striae, but refraction outcome is unpredictable.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Refractiva, Vissum Corporación Oftalmológica, Madrid, España. marta.ibarz@daosl.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibarz Barberá
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García González
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teus Guezala
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003261:Contact Lenses; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D015242:Ofloxacin