BACTERIAL KERATITIS AFTER PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY

Authors
AMAYEM A ALI AT WARING GO IBRAHIM O
Citation
A. Amayem et al., BACTERIAL KERATITIS AFTER PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY, Journal of refractive surgery, 12(5), 1996, pp. 642-644
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of refractive surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
1081597X
Volume
12
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
642 - 644
Database
ISI
SICI code
1081-597X(1996)12:5<642:BKAPK>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Two patients who had excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) f or myopia developed bacterial keratitis, one from Staphylococcus epide rmidis and the other with a negative culture. Both were treated with t opical antimicrobial agents. One eye recovered an uncorrected visual a cuity of 20/20. The other was left with a moderate subepithelial scar and an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/150.