Heickell Aurora G, Vesaluoma Minna H, Tervo Timo M T, Vannas Antti, Krootila Kari
Helsinki University Eye Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2004 Jan;30(1):253-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.05.002.
We present 2 patients with late traumatic laser in situ keratomileusis flap dislocation 8 months and 17 months after surgery. One patient had a sharp trauma that caused a partial laceration and the second patient had a blunt trauma that caused a dislocation of the flap. The corneas were examined with slitlamp microscopy, computed corneal topography, and confocal microscopy. One flap was repositioned surgically; the other was treated conservatively with an eye patch. The final visual outcomes were good and illustrate the benefit of immediate attention and flap repositioning.
