title: Use of a hydrogel sealant in epithelial ingrowth removal after laser in situ keratomileusis.
abstract: We describe 2 cases in which clinically significant epithelial ingrowth was removed by debridement and followed by the use of a hydrogel sealant (Resure) to seal the flap edge. In both cases, the epithelial ingrowth was seen after otherwise uneventful laser in situ keratomileusis retreatment. The visual outcomes were good with no recrudescence of interface epithelium.
  
  
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  Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: From the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute-Hersh Vision Group, Teaneck, and the Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Sandhya S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ramsook
authors.affiliation: From the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute-Hersh Vision Group, Teaneck, and the Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: phersh@vision-institute.com.
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Hersh
mesh_terms: D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D003646:Debridement; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate