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SUBMITTER: Todd T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7016373 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Todd Timothy T Mondzelewski Todd T Cason John J Hofmeister Elizabeth E O'Connell Stephen S Richmond Christopher C
American journal of ophthalmology case reports 20200130
<h4>Purpose</h4>To report two cases of LASIK flap stability after severe ocular trauma.Observations: Two patients suffered open globe injuries several years after undergoing uneventful LASIK with femtosecond laser corneal flap. Both underwent primary ruptured globe repair, during which no LASIK flap dislocation was identified. Histopathologic examination of one of the cornea specimens confirmed an intact LASIK flap.<h4>Conclusion and importance</h4>In these cases, the femtosecond LASIK flap rema ...[more]