"Central islands"--an early postoperative complication after photorefractive keratectomy

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
H Schmidt-Petersen, Theo Seiler

Abstract

After myopic photorefractive keratectomy undercorrected zones in the center of the treated cornea (central islands (CI)) occur early postoperatively occasionally the reason for double-vision, halos and reduction of best corrected visual acuity. Sixty-two eyes of 33 patients were treated with an 193 nm excimer laser for correction of myopia (range: -1.0 to -12.0 D) and an optical zone of 6.0 mm. The patients were selected consecutively regarding the follow-up examination which ranged from 1 month to 21 months after surgery. At 1 month after surgery the incidence of central islands was 72.6%. It rarely occurs after corrections of -3.0 D and less but may be detected in every case of correction of -6.0 D and more. The correlation between attempted correction and incidence of central islands is statistically significant (p < 0.005). Approximately 21% of the patients were steroid responders whose central islands appeared more marked. Central islands are an early postoperative complication with a not yet decided cause. Depending on attempted correction (D) and the follow-up the central islands disappear and/or did not result in reduction of visual acuity. In contrast, in patients with increased corticosteroid response the central isla...Continue Reading

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Jun 13, 2006·Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery·Farhad HafeziTheo Seiler

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