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The effect of increased intraocular pressure due to steroids used after corneal refractive surgery on corneal topographic and refractive outcomes

Poster Details

First Author: T.Yasar TURKEY

Co Author(s):    Y. Yildirim   B. Tulu   B. Kepez Yildiz   A. Agca           

Abstract Details

Purpose:

Evaluation of the effect of increased intraocular pressure (IOP) due to topical steroid use after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure on corneal topographic and refractive outcomes.

Setting:

Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Univeristy of Health Science,Istanbul,TURKEY

Methods:

Records of 640 eyes of 360 patients who had SMILE procedure between 2012 and 2017 in our Refractive Surgery Clinic were retrospectively reviewed. 7 eyes of 4 patients who presented with early postoperatively increased IOP due to topical steroid use were evaluated. Corneal topographic and refractive data of all eyes were noted separately when IOP was increased and normalized.

Results:

Myopic shift of 0.50-1.50 D and keratometric increase of 0.3-1.2 D were observed in every patient, when IOP was increased. After normalization of IOP, corneal topographic and refractive changes improved in all patients.

Conclusions:

Topical steroids used after corneal refractive surgery may cause IOP rise and this might lead to corneal topographic and refractive changes.

Financial Disclosure:

None