Authors
Turygina N.A., Belogurova A.V., Antonyuk S.V.
Ophthalmological clinic «Yasno Vizhu», Moscow
Abstract
FemtoLASIK is a frequently performed refractive surgery, one of the complications of which is flap dislocation. Most often, this condition is accompanied by decreased vision, pain, lacrimation, which makes patients immediately visit ophthalmologist. This article describes a case of a patient who came to the clinic only on the fourth day after the flap displacement due to blunt eye trauma. By this time, the patient’s corneal flap had significant edema, was folded and displaced with exposure of the stromal bed, which was epithelialized over 2/3 of the area. The surgical treatment of this patient with restoration of anatomical structures, as well as visual functions exceeding the maximum-corrected at the preoperative stage is presented. The treatment provided a stable result for 15 months after the performed reposition.
Keywords: dislocation; flap; femtoLASIK, reposition.
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