Use of a hydrogel sealant in epithelial ingrowth removal after laser in situ keratomileusis

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Dec;41(12):2768-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2015.11.024.

Abstract

We describe 2 cases in which clinically significant epithelial ingrowth was removed by debridement and followed by the use of a hydrogel sealant (Resure) to seal the flap edge. In both cases, the epithelial ingrowth was seen after otherwise uneventful laser in situ keratomileusis retreatment. The visual outcomes were good with no recrudescence of interface epithelium.

Financial disclosure: Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Corneal Diseases / drug therapy
  • Corneal Diseases / pathology
  • Corneal Diseases / surgery
  • Corneal Diseases / therapy*
  • Corneal Stroma / drug effects*
  • Corneal Stroma / pathology
  • Debridement
  • Epithelium, Corneal / pathology
  • Epithelium, Corneal / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate*
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence

Substances

  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate