Nontraumatic Epithelial Ingrowth 15 Years Post Laser In Situ Keratomileusis

Purpose. Epithelial ingrowth occurring many years after primary Laser in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) without a preceding traumatic event is very rare. Case Report. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman with epithelial ingrowth in her right eye 15 years after primary LASIK. She presented with r...

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Autores principales: Saade, Joanna S., Noureddin, Baha', Awwad, Shady T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6800933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31687243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5270636
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author Saade, Joanna S.
Noureddin, Baha'
Awwad, Shady T.
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description Purpose. Epithelial ingrowth occurring many years after primary Laser in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) without a preceding traumatic event is very rare. Case Report. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman with epithelial ingrowth in her right eye 15 years after primary LASIK. She presented with right eye redness, pain, and decreased vision and denied any preceding trauma. An epithelial cells' tract was visible on Optical Coherence Tomography. Conservative treatment lead to the stabilization of the epithelial nests. Discussion. Epithelial ingrowth can occur many years after LASIK and may be due to a microtrauma to the edge of the flap.
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spelling pubmed-68009332019-11-04 Nontraumatic Epithelial Ingrowth 15 Years Post Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Saade, Joanna S. Noureddin, Baha' Awwad, Shady T. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med Case Report Purpose. Epithelial ingrowth occurring many years after primary Laser in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) without a preceding traumatic event is very rare. Case Report. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman with epithelial ingrowth in her right eye 15 years after primary LASIK. She presented with right eye redness, pain, and decreased vision and denied any preceding trauma. An epithelial cells' tract was visible on Optical Coherence Tomography. Conservative treatment lead to the stabilization of the epithelial nests. Discussion. Epithelial ingrowth can occur many years after LASIK and may be due to a microtrauma to the edge of the flap. Hindawi 2019-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6800933/ /pubmed/31687243 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5270636 Text en Copyright © 2019 Joanna S. Saade et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Nontraumatic Epithelial Ingrowth 15 Years Post Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
title_fullStr Nontraumatic Epithelial Ingrowth 15 Years Post Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
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title_short Nontraumatic Epithelial Ingrowth 15 Years Post Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
title_sort nontraumatic epithelial ingrowth 15 years post laser in situ keratomileusis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6800933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31687243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5270636
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