DEHISCENCE OF A RADIAL KERATOTOMY INCISION DURING CLEAR CORNEAL CATARACT-SURGERY

We report a case of dehiscence of a radial keratotomy (RK) incision ca used by clear corneal cataract surgery. The patient had had eight-inci sion RK in both eyes 9 months previously with enhancement surgery in t he left eye 1 month later. Cataract surgery through a clear corneal in cision was performed in the right eye and 1 month later, in the left. Surgery in the right eye was uneventful. However, during surgery in th e left eye, dehiscence of one radial incision occurred. The wound dehi scence was closed with interrupted sutures, and the patient achieved 2 0/20 uncorrected visual acuity 1 week after surgery.