Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 202-204, January 2005

Transient keratectasia caused by intraocular pressure elevation after laser in situ keratomileusis

From the Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University School of Medicine (Toshino, Uno, Ohashi), Ehime, Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School (Maeda), Osaka, and the Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba (Oshika), Ibaraki, Japan

Accepted 18 August 2004.

Transient keratectasia developed in association with a marked intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation in a 26-year-old man who had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia of −9.0 diopters. The keratectasia subsided promptly after the IOP was normalized by an intravenous administration of mannitol. Keratectasia did not recur. Intraocular pressure elevation can cause keratectasia in a structurally compromised cornea after LASIK.

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 None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)01042-9

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.08.046

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 202-204, January 2005

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