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| OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 231 |
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Inverse taco flap: Traumatic Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis flap dehiscence
Yash B Gala, Anand Balasubramaniam, Shruti Bhat
Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
| Date of Web Publication | 20-Jan-2023 |
Correspondence Address:
Yash B Gala
Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1657_22
How to cite this article:
Gala YB, Balasubramaniam A, Bhat S. Inverse taco flap: Traumatic Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis flap dehiscence. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2023;3:231 |
How to cite this URL:
Gala YB, Balasubramaniam A, Bhat S. Inverse taco flap: Traumatic Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis flap dehiscence. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep [serial online] 2023 [cited 2023 Feb 1];3:231. Available from: https://www.ijoreports.in/text.asp?2023/3/1/231/368155 |
A 38-year-old male post femto-Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) in both eyes 4 years back came with history of accidental trauma to the right eye by cardboard paper edge with complaints of pain and redness. His visual acuity was 6/6 in both eyes. Slit-lamp examination in the right eye revealed inferior flap dehiscence and was inverted from the 4 o' clock to the 7 o' clock position [Figure 1]a. The patient was managed with careful repositioning of the flap and placement of bandage contact lens and was started on topical antibiotics. | Figure 1: (a) Femto-LASIK flap dehiscence, inverted from 4 o' clock to 7 o' clock position. (b) Epithelial ingrowth at 2 months post trauma
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Although flaps cut with the femtosecond laser are less prone to dislocate than blade-cut flap, corneal flaps remain susceptible to trauma as late as 7 years after uneventful femto-LASIK.[1] Patient did well in the postoperative period but on follow up two months later we noticed Grade 1 epithelial ingrowth [Figure 1]b. Diffuse lamellar keratitis and epithelial ingrowth are associated with flap dislodgment.[2]
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The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form the patient(s) has/have given his/her/their consent for his/her/their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
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Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
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| 1. | Alvarez MT, Montesel A, Bataille L. Late traumatic flap dislocation seven years after femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. Int J Ophthalmol 2019;12:862-5.  |
| 2. | Cheng AC, Rao SK, Leung GY, Young AL, Lam DS. Late traumatic flap dislocations after LASIK. J Refract Surg 2006;22:500-4. |
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