Treatment of dense subepithelial corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

M Azim Mirza; Mujtaba A Qazi; Jay S Pepose

doi:10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00521-2

Treatment of dense subepithelial corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2004 Mar;30(3):709-14. doi: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00521-2.

Authors

M Azim Mirza¹, Mujtaba A Qazi, Jay S Pepose

Affiliation

¹ Pepose Vision Institute, St. Louis, MO, USA.

PMID: 15050273
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00521-2

Abstract

We report a case of dense and visually significant corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK). Visually significant corneal haze after LASEK can be successfully treated with manual debridement and intraoperative mitomycin-C.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Corneal Opacity / drug therapy
Corneal Opacity / etiology*
Corneal Opacity / surgery
Corneal Opacity / therapy*
Corneal Topography
Debridement
Epithelium, Corneal / pathology*
Humans
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / adverse effects*
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / methods
Male
Mitomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Mitomycin