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Relation of pre-LASIK and post-LASIK retinal lesions and retinal examination for LASIK eyes.

Chan CK, Tarasewicz DG, Lin SG

Southern California Desert Retina Consultants, PO Box 2467, Palm Springs, CA 92263, USA. Pschan@aol.com

AIMS: Analysis of highly myopic eyes (mean myopia -11 D) with post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications (breaks, retinal detachment) that also had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology (lattice, breaks). METHODS: Retrospective case series. RESULTS: 67 eyes in 56 patients with pre-LASIK retinal examination developed post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications. 17 of the 67 eyes (25.4%) had pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology. 10 of the 17 eyes that underwent pre-LASIK prophylactic retinal treatment still developed post-LASIK lesions. They developed adjacent to pre-LASIK lesions for 15 of 17 eyes (88.2%), and outside of quadrant(s) of pre-LASIK lesions for five eyes (29.4%). CONCLUSION: Pre-LASIK retinal examination may predict locations of certain post-LASIK retinal lesions that may develop in highly myopic eyes with pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology, but prophylactic treatment may not prevent all post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications.

Published 21 February 2005 in Br J Ophthalmol, 89(3): 299-301.
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