Diffuse interface keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK): A nonspecific syndrome

PURPOSE: To characterize the presentation of diffuse interface keratitis af ter laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK), METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Diffuse interface keratitis occurred in the left eye of a postoper ative LASIK patient after central epithelial debridement without exposure o f the flap margin or elevation of the flap. CONCLUSION: Diffuse interface keratitis is a nonspecific presentation of co rneal inflammation after LASIK, with accumulation of inflammatory cells in the potential space bf the interface. Diffuse interface keratitis after LAS IK may have multiple causes. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc. Al; rights r eserved.