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Corneal keloid after LASIK

Poster Details

First Author: M.Cigales SPAIN

Co Author(s):    J. Hoyos-Chacon   J. Hoyos Campillo                 

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To report one case of corneal keloid in a patient operated on with LASIK some years ago.

Setting:

Instituto Oftalmologico Hoyos. Barcelona (Spain)

Methods:

30-year-old female patient operated on with LASIK both eyes 8 years ago. She had had a white nodule in the peripheral cornea in the left eye with blurred vision and foreign body sensation for around 2 months. Corneal OCT showed its subepithelial location and the corneal topography a flattening area with irregular astigmatism. We removed the nodule by scraping. We used a contact lens bandage and topical postoperative treatment with antibiotics, steroids and tear drops.

Results:

Eye recuperated its best visual acuity with a regular topography and a light corneal haze. The pathological anatomy result was a subepithelial hyaline fibrosis compatible with a corneal keloid. This patient had no skin keloids. No recurrences in one year follow up.

Conclusions:

Subepithelial peripheral nodules in eyes operated on with LASIK could be keloids even without previous history as in this case. Scraping was an effective technique to remove keloids.

Financial Disclosure:

None