A Case of Steroid Treatment on Haze after LASIK Retreatment in eye with previous PRK.

Choi, Bong Joon; Lee, Song Hee; Park, Hyo Soon

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2003;44(1):225-230.
Published online January 1, 2003.

A Case of Steroid Treatment on Haze after LASIK Retreatment in eye with previous PRK.

Bong Joon Choi, Song Hee Lee, Hyo Soon Park

¹Lee Eye Clinic, Korea. eyebong@kornet.net
²Shin and Park ophthalmic clinic, Korea.

PRK후 LASIK 재치료로 발생한 각막혼탁에 대한 스테로이드치료 1 예

최봉준 ( Bong Joon Choi ) , 이송희 ( Song Hee Lee ) , 박효순 ( Hyo Soon Park )

Abstract

PURPOSE
A corneal haze after LASIK retreatment in eye with previous PRK has not been reported in Korea. We experienced a case of myopic regression and haze after LASIK retreatment and treated it with fortified steroid eye solution. Herein we will present it. METHODS: A 38-year-old woman underwent the PRK for the correction of myopia in 1994 and the bilateral LASIK retreatment of myopic regression in January 2000. One year later, the left eye showed myopic regression and severe corneal haze but right eye was nearly emmetropia. PredForte(R) was dropped 4 times daily for 3 months, tapered, substituted with Flumetholon(R) for the next 3 months. We observed for 6 months. RESULTS: Three months later, refraction became nearly emmetropic and uncorrected visual acuity was 0.6. Corneal haze, central keratometric and pachymetric value were much decreased. It remained stable for 6 months.

Key Words: Corneal haze;LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) retreatment;PRK (photorefractive keratectomy);Steroid