TY - JOUR
T1 - Relation of pre-LASIK and post-LASIK retinal lesions and retinal examination for LASIK eyes
AU - Chan, Clement K.
AU - Tarasewicz, D. G.
AU - Lin, S. G.
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Aims: Analysis of highly myopic eyes (mean myopia - 11 D) with post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications (breaks, retinal detachment) that also had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology (lattice, breaks). Methods: Retrospective case series. Results: 67 eyes in 56 patients with pre-LASIK retinal examination developed post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications. 17 of the 67 eyes (25.4%) had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology. 10 of the 17 eyes that underwent pre-LASIK prophylactic retinal treatment still developed post-LASIK lesions. They developed adjacent to pre-LASIK lesions for 15 of 17 eyes (88.2%), and outside of quadrant(s) of pre-LASIK lesions for five eyes (29.4%). Conclusion: Pre-LASIK retinal examination may predict locations of certain post-LASIK retinal lesions that may develop in highly myopic eyes with pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology, but prophylactic treatment may not prevent all posf-LASIK vitreoretinal complications.
AB - Aims: Analysis of highly myopic eyes (mean myopia - 11 D) with post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications (breaks, retinal detachment) that also had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology (lattice, breaks). Methods: Retrospective case series. Results: 67 eyes in 56 patients with pre-LASIK retinal examination developed post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications. 17 of the 67 eyes (25.4%) had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology. 10 of the 17 eyes that underwent pre-LASIK prophylactic retinal treatment still developed post-LASIK lesions. They developed adjacent to pre-LASIK lesions for 15 of 17 eyes (88.2%), and outside of quadrant(s) of pre-LASIK lesions for five eyes (29.4%). Conclusion: Pre-LASIK retinal examination may predict locations of certain post-LASIK retinal lesions that may develop in highly myopic eyes with pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology, but prophylactic treatment may not prevent all posf-LASIK vitreoretinal complications.
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U2 - 10.1136/bjo.2004.048850
DO - 10.1136/bjo.2004.048850
M3 - Article
C2 - 15722308
SN - 0007-1161
VL - 89
SP - 299
EP - 301
JO - British Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -