Jackson David W, Hamill M Bowes, Koch Douglas D
Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Feb;29(2):264-9. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01377-9.
To describe the management of resistant laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) flap striae using interrupted sutures.
Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Interrupted sutures were used to treat striae in the LASIK flaps in 7 eyes of 7 patients. The mean interval from LASIK to the time of suturing was 11.8 months (range 3.0 to 29.0 months). The preoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) was 20/20(-2) to 20/100. All patients had subjective visual complaints with spectacle correction, and all corneas had obvious macrostriae on slitlamp biomicroscopic examination.
The mean patient follow-up was 7.0 months (range 1.5 to 14.0 months). Six patients regained a BSCVA of 20/20 or better with resolution of preoperative irregular astigmatism and subjective visual disturbance. In 1 patient, mild central striae recurred.
Flap suturing was an effective means of treating visually significant flap striae.
