Infection after radial keratotomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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. 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.
Medical subject headings
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis
- Corneal Ulcer
- Eye Infections, Fungal
- Keratotomy, Radial
- Mycoses
- Postoperative Complications