RESEARCH ARTICLE
Management of Post Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Ectasia with Simultaneous Topography Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy and Collagen Cross-Linking
George D Kymionis1, Dimitra M Portaliou*, 1, Vasilios F Diakonis1, Alexandra E Karavitaki1, Sophia I Panagopoulou 1, Mirko R Jankov II 2, Efekan Coskunseven 3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2011Volume: 5
First Page: 11
Last Page: 13
Publisher ID: TOOPHTJ-5-11
DOI: 10.2174/1874364101105010011
Article History:
Received Date: 11/8/2010Revision Received Date: 15/10/2010
Acceptance Date: 3/11/2010
Electronic publication date: 11/02/2011
Collection year: 2011

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Abstract
A thirty-nine year old man was referred to our institute due to progressive decreased visual acuity five years after bilateral Laser in situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). Topography revealed signs of post – LASIK ectasia. Patients’ left eye was treated with simultaneous Topography Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) followed by Corneal Collagen Cross Linking (CXL). Twelve months after the combined procedure both uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) showed significant improvement while topographic findings revealed an improvement of the astigmatic pattern. All higher order aberrations showed a significant decrease twelve months postoperatively. Combined topography guided PRK and corneal cross linking could represent an alternative treatment for post – LASIK ectasia.