Redo surgery using IntraLase femtosecond laser for treating a decentered laser in situ keratomileusis flap
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Yulin Lei; Jie Hou; Xiuyun Zheng
- Source
- The Journal of International Medical Research
Journal of International Medical Research, Vol 46 (2018)
- Subject
- Male
Medicine (General)
Visual acuity
genetic structures
medicine.medical_treatment
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
Visual Acuity
Keratomileusis
Case Report
Biochemistry
Surgical Flaps
law.invention
Cornea
0302 clinical medicine
law
optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Intraoperative Complications
medicine.diagnostic_test
General Medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
second flap
Femtosecond
medicine.symptom
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Reoperation
medicine.medical_specialty
LASIK
Decentered flap
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
R5-920
Optical coherence tomography
medicine
Humans
Femto LDV
business.industry
Lasers
Biochemistry (medical)
redo surgery
Cell Biology
Laser
eye diseases
Surgery
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
sense organs
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 1473-2300
ObjectiveDecentered flaps are rarely reported after femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis flap procedures. We present a patient with a decentered flap after preparation of a corneal flap using the Femto LDV technique.MethodsThe 22-year-old man required a redo operation because of a decentered corneal flap. It was performed the same day at the patient's insistence and with his consent. The new corneal flap for the redo surgery was prepared using the femtosecond laser technique and IntraLase.ResultsUncorrected visual acuity for each eye was 1.2 during the 12-month follow-up. The results of the Femtosecond laser technique showed good predictability and repeatability regarding the preparation of corneal flaps, but it still may cause some intraoperative complications.ConclusionOnce redo surgery is needed, the size and depth of the initially prepared flap should be determined using anterior segment optical coherence tomography to pre-set the parameters for preparation of the redo flap.