Leccisotti Antonio, Fields Stefania V, De Bartolo Giuseppe, Crudale Christian, Posarelli Matteo
Siena Eye Laser, 53036 Poggibonsi, Italy.
School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK.
J Clin Med. 2025 Feb 7;14(4):1067. doi: 10.3390/jcm14041067.
: Anterior Segment Optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) can help in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious keratitis, but it has not been studied in cases occurring after corneal refractive surgery procedures such as femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and keratorefractive lenticule extraction (KLEx). In these procedures, a surgical interface is created, where infections usually start, thus determining a different AS-OCT pattern compared to non-surgical infections, which begin on the corneal surface. : We retrospectively reviewed 22,756 eyes of 13,564 patients who underwent FS-LASIK and KLEx at our surgical center. : Four cases of post-refractive surgery infectious keratitis were included (two after FS-LASIK and two after KLEx), in which the AS-OCT identified an initial infiltrate in the interface, followed by interface inflammation. In one case, after FS-LASIK, interface fluid accumulation occurred. In one case, after KLEx, diffuse interface inflammation led to stromal reabsorption, later compensated by stromal reformation and epithelial hyperplasia, well documented by OCT. : AS-OCT represents a useful tool for assessing corneal infections after refractive surgery, guiding the treatment, and evaluating the healing process and residual corneal scarring.
眼前节光学相干断层扫描(AS-OCT)有助于感染性角膜炎的诊断和治疗,但尚未在飞秒激光原位角膜磨镶术(FS-LASIK)和角膜屈光透镜切除术(KLEx)等角膜屈光手术后发生的病例中进行研究。在这些手术中,会形成一个手术界面,感染通常从这里开始,因此与始于角膜表面的非手术感染相比,会呈现出不同的AS-OCT图像。我们回顾性分析了在我们手术中心接受FS-LASIK和KLEx手术的13564例患者的22756只眼。纳入了4例屈光手术后感染性角膜炎病例(2例FS-LASIK术后,2例KLEx术后),其中AS-OCT显示最初在界面出现浸润,随后出现界面炎症。1例FS-LASIK术后出现界面积液。1例KLEx术后,弥漫性界面炎症导致基质吸收,随后通过基质重塑和上皮增生得到代偿,OCT对此有详细记录。AS-OCT是评估屈光手术后角膜感染、指导治疗以及评估愈合过程和角膜残余瘢痕的有用工具。