INFECTION AFTER RADIAL KERATOTOMY

被引:24
作者
GUSSLER, JR [1 ]
MILLER, D [1 ]
JAFFE, M [1 ]
ALFONSO, EC [1 ]
机构
[1] BASCOM PALMER EYE INST,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,MIAMI,FL 33101
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D O I
10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72789-8
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
PURPOSE/METHODS: Eight years after eight-incision radial keratotomy, a corneal ulcer developed around the inferotemporal incision in an otherwise healthy 39 year-old man. There was no history of corneal trauma or contact lens wear. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: Both Fusarium and Acanthamoeba organisms were eventually isolated from the ulcer. A therapeutic keratoplasty was performed. Inferotemporal incisions may be predisposed to epithelial breakdown and infection many years after radial keratotomy.
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页码:798 / 799
页数:2
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