One study found that all patients who develop iatrogenic ectasia post lasik had at least one predictable risk factor. Post lasik care ensures proper healing and comfort. Request pdf on jul 1, 2007, a john kanellopoulos and others published postlasik ectasia find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Post lasik ectasia management ascrs 2018 laservision clinical and research institute, athens, greece. The crosssectional scan below shows a cornea with postrk, postlasik ectasia. Pressure inside the eye called intraocular pressure iop, which pushes on the back surface. The patient below developed postlasik corneal ectasia. This 56yearold woman presented status post bilateral lasik for myopia at an outside institution. Corneal ectasia is one of the rare yet potentially devastating complications encountered after refractive surgery including laser in situ keratomileusis lasik and.
Keratoconus and corneal ectasia after lasik request pdf. They are helpful in restoring vision, supporting in corneal healing and improving overall quality of life of complex corneal diseases patients. Corneal ectasia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis. Pp, a 30 year old woman underwent lasik ou in 2002. To identify factors that can lead to corneal ectasia after laser in situ kerato. This may indicate that postprk ectasia is diagnosed later than postlasik ectasia, although this cannot be determined conclusively, due to the small sample size of postprk ectasia cases and the large variability of diagnosis time. For mild to moderate cases of keratoconus and post lasik keratectasia, the use of a femtosecond laser for intacs channel creation seems as effective as mechanical dissection. Postoperative factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of postlasik corneal ectasia. This focal points issue will help you evaluate patients for corneal ectasia, be aware of the risk factors for corneal ectasia after lasik, perform a variety of diagnostic modalities to screen patients, and manage and treat ectasia. Histopathological analysis of postlaserassisted in situ. In their studies, santhiago et al911 provided evidence that a high value of pta, especially 40%, is a relevant factor in the development of postlasik ectasia in eyes with normal preoperative placido diskbased topography, and therefore, pta should be taken into account as a screening parameter for refractive surgery candidates. We report the tear cytokine profile and in vivo confocal microscopy ivcm findings in eyes with ple. Refractive surgery getting schooled on pta for ectasia prevention by maxine lipner eyeworld senior contributing writer prevalence of individual variables investigated as possible ectasia risk factors in eyes with post lasik ectasia with normal preop corneal topography. To evaluate vision and corneal surface regularity after each step of a threestep surgical treatment of keratoconus and postlaser in situ keratomileusis lasik ectasia implantation of.
To report the incidence of postoperative ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis lasik. Rapuano, md, director of the cornea service at wills eye institute describes his surgical approach of a penetrating keratoplasty pk for post lasik ectasia and hydrops. Ectasia prevalence can be decreased by determining risk factors which lead to post lasik corneal ectasia. To identify factors that can lead to corneal ectasia after laser in situ kerato mileusis lasik. Post lasik corneal ectasia is a rare but a serious complication which leads to decreased visual acuity. Corneal ectasia pvr prose treatment post lasik problems. Researchers targeting risk factors for ectasia after lasik. The medical literature contains reports of late onset ectasia occuring several years after lasik. A 54yearold male with a history of myopic lasik os presented to the clinic having formed subsequent iatrogenic corneal ectasia and dry eye four months after the procedure. Risk factors and prognosis for corneal ectasia after lasik. Although few patients with normal corneal topography develop postlasik ectasia, this surprise complication remains one of the most feared in laser refractive surgery, thanks to its potential to cause visual catastrophe. Collagen crosslinking cxl, gp lenses, scleral lenses, and hybrid lenses have been shown to be an effective treatment for keratoconus and post lasik ectasia. Post lasik ectasia is a condition similar to keratoconus where the cornea starts to bulge forwards at a variable time after lasik, prk, or smile corneal laser eye surgery.
Corneal ectasia preferred practice pattern ophthalmology. The green arrow points to the location of an rk scar and ectasia, and the red arrow points to the location of the flap separation. Background the purpose of this study was to evaluate the longterm postoperative incidence of and key factors in the genesis of corneal ectasia after myopic laserassisted in situ keratomileusis lasik in a large number of cases. My visual acuity in this eye also became very poor. Researchers targeting risk factors for ectasia after lasik procedure. The development of corneal ectasia has been recognized as a complication after lasik since the first case report from seiler and quurke1x1seiler, t. Intracorneal ring segment implantation in corneas with. Keratectasia has been reported to occur more frequently after retreatments, as seen in. In vivo confocal microscopy and tear cytokine analysis in. Other manifestations include pellucid marginal degeneration, terriens marginal degeneration, keratoglobus and ectasias following surgery.
A special gas permeable contact or scleral lens will be needed to restore lost vision. This practice unfortunately led to several ectactic surprises despite following what we thought were safe guidelines. Mar 05, 2014 keratectasia is one of the most feared and dreaded complications of lasik. Md explains postlasik ectasia and discusses some of the risk factors that are thought to be. Ectasia after lasik american academy of ophthalmology. This may indicate that post prk ectasia is diagnosed later than post lasik ectasia, although this cannot be determined conclusively, due to the small sample size of post prk ectasia cases and the large variability of diagnosis time. Threestep treatment of keratoconus and postlasik ectasia. Postlasik corneal ectasia is a rare but a serious complication which leads to decreased visual acuity. Eyeworld treating postlasik ectasia with corneal crosslinking.
Post surgical ectasia is a condition resembling keratoconus but comes from a different origin. The lasik procedure permanently weakens and thins out the cornea, resulting in progressive changes in the cornea such as steepening or bulging, called ectasia. Preferred practice pattern guidelines free download available at. While this works out at about one case of ectasia for every 5,000 lasik procedures, it is still very much a feared complication because of its potentially devastating impact. Internal pressure from within the eye can cause expansion or distension of the cornea. Corneal ectasia definition of corneal ectasia by the. In my experience, patients that have ectasia for lasik usually develop that fairly quickly, within a year or 2, if its actually caused by the lasik, he explained. Listen to presentation given during a private meeting of lasik surgeons, in which the speaker admits that ectasia cases are not being reported as required by federal law, and that the rate of post lasik ectasia is likely a lot.
These types of refractive surgeries are more likely. Postlasik ectasiaor corneal ectasiais a rare but serious complication of lasik laser eye surgery. Eye freedom after lasik, the cornea has been made thinner. Postrefractive surgery ectasia is a loss of corneal integrity leading to corneal warpage that often resembles keratoconus. How and why lasik has gotten better and better over the years.
Apr 15, 2015 firm up your approach to corneal ectasia. There are numerous reports of corneal ectasia that developed after lasik in myopic eyes, occurring in most of cases 1 year after surgery, 4,5 although late onset sometimes after 10 years or more. Easy calculation evaluates postlasik ectasia risk american. As lasik surgeons, we are all familiar with the potential risks for the development of corneal ectasia after lasik. I eventually found out that the laser surgery had caused post lasik ectasia, which is a form of keratoconus where the cornea thins.
Treating post lasik ectasia with corneal crosslinking by enette ngoei eyeworld contributing editor dr. Be sure to schedule all followup appointments with your eye doctor for the first three months after your lasik procedure. Ectasia after lasik postlasik keratoconus corneal ectasia. Topography examination revealed deterioration of corneal ectasia. Future studies are warranted to further evaluate channel creation by a femtosecond laser.
Patients were stratified into two groups based on date of surgery, ie, group 1. Advanced ectasias usually present with loss of vision due to high irregular. Corneal ectasia after photorefractive keratectomy prk has only been occasionally reported, and its incidence has not been assessed. Our content is brought to you free of charge because of the support of our. Keratoconus, corneal ectasia, contact lens, postlasik ectasia search for similar articles you may search for similar articles that contain these same keywords or you may modify the keyword list to augment your search. Fiftysix eyes 35 keratoconus, 21 ectasia received hypotonic riboflavin before uva light administration, and 26eyes 19 keratoconus, 7ectasia received standard dextran riboflavin solution only. Postlasik ectasia is a condition similar to keratoconus where the cornea starts to bulge forwards at a variable time after lasik, prk, or smile corneal laser eye surgery. To evaluate vision and corneal surface regularity after each step of a threestep surgical treatment of keratoconus and post laser in situ keratomileusis lasik ectasia implantation of. Twentyone 100% of 21 patients with a grade of more than 12 had corneal ectasia after lasik p ectasia after lasik.
The exact risk for post lasik ectasia is unknown and difficult to estimate, given advances in lasik technology and treatment protocols. Studies suggest it may occur in roughly one of every 2,000 lasik procedures. Corneal collagen crosslinking for ectasia after refractive surgery. Management of postlasik corneal ectasia with intacs inserts. Letter from a patient that developed keratoconus after lasik. Indications included rigid gas permeable rgp lens intolerance in. Corneal ectasia occurs when the inner layers of your cornea become weak, causing the cornea to change shape, protrude forward and distort your vision. Methods this retrospective study included agematched 7 14 eyes post lasik controls plcs and 6 12 eyes ple subjects. Before corneal refractive surgery such as lasik, smile, and prk, people must be examined for possible risk factors such as keratoconus. Here are links to possibly useful sources of information about postlasik ectasia. Ectasia is a particularly insidious complication of lasik. Post lasik ectasia is a condition similar to keratoconus where the cornea starts to bulge forwards at a variable time after lasik, prk. Ectasia after lasik, corneal postlasik ectasia a state of.
Eightytwo eyes 54 keratoconus, 28 post lasik ectasia of 65 patients had cxl and were followed for 1 year. Ten eyes of seven patients developed postlasik ectasia. Because keratoconus may develop in the absence of refractive surgery, the occurrence of ectasia after lasik does not necessarily mean that lasik was a. The pathogenesis of post lasik ectasia ple remains underexplored. In a retrospective, noncomparative case series, incidence of corneal ectasia was evaluated in a personal consecutive 6453case series of myopic prk with a minimum followup of 18 months. Corneal ectasia post lasik complication new treatment info.
Use the tips below to stay on track and receive the most out of your lasik surgery experience. Although postlasik corneal ectasia may be managed conservatively with rigid gaspermeable lenses, this nonsurgical treatment option may fail or may represent an unacceptable alternative for patients who underwent refractive. Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in postlaser in situ. Features and prognosis were evaluated in all patients with ectasia after. Post lasik ectasia treatment for post lasik side effects. Before corneal refractive surgery such as lasik, smile, and prk, people must be examined for. Letter from a patient that developed keratoconus after.
Objective to prospectively study the effects of the use of intacs microthin prescription inserts addition technology inc, fremont, calif for the postoperative management of corneal ectasia resulting from laser in situ keratomileusis lasik. Case reports post lasik ectasia treated with intrastromal corneal ring segments and corneal crosslinking kay lam, md, dan b. Seventy eyes of 40 patients were fit with the kerasoft 3 lens. Corneal ectasia vision distortion is there a clear solution. Results in irregular astigmatism with accompanying blurred andor distorted vision. Late onset corneal ectasia after lasik surgery sciencedirect. Corneal ectasias include a group of disorders characterised by progressive thinning, bulging and distortion of the cornea. Post operative clinical issues are events that occur after the surgery and include.
She reported that after she underwent lasik, the vision in her left eye was great and had remained. Upon completion of this issue, you should be able to. In an attempt to clarify some of the issues surrounding postlasik ectasia, a committee of cornea and refractive surgeons assembled by the international society of refractive surgery american academy of ophthalmology and the american society of cataract and refractive surgery issued a consensus report in november 2005. Stoneciphers patient returned in 2007 for additional treatment but showed signs of keratoectasia source. A total of 37 eyes with post lasik ectasia were diagnosed and examined during this period, some of them from our clinic and others referred by other centers. The condition is due to the weakening of the inner layers of the cornea, which occurs during surgery. Corneal ectasia after excimer laser refractive surgery most likely. Cxl is a novel treatment to stabilize the progression of both keratoconus and postlasik ectasia. Corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin vitamin b 2 and uva light is a surgical treatment for corneal ectasia such as keratoconus, pmd, and post lasik ectasia.
The appearance and progression of post lasik ectasia are similar to a degenerative disease of the cornea called keratoconus. Altogether, the rate of firstyear ectasia diagnosis in prk patients was 31%. Eyeworld getting schooled on pta for ectasia prevention. The rate of ectasia after lasik is estimated to be about one in 2,000, but this number could be an underestimate due to underreporting and lack of longterm followup after lasik. If you are one of the few people to experience post lasik ectasia, the good news is that new methods are available that may allow your surgeon to. A registry for reporting cases of ectasia after lasik had its debut recently. Maloneys view is that ectasia screening is a very important part of practice, and that improvements in screening have been behind the dramatic reduction in the incidence of postlasik ectasia.
Icrs implantation for the management of post lasik ectasia from september 2000 to june 2007 in 2 different spanish ophthalmologic centers vissum alicante and vissum sevilla was performed. The purpose of the registry is to identify risk factors that are not currently known and to serve as a basis for clinical trials in the future, said dr. Risk profiles of ectasia after keratorefractive surgery. The 2 main risk factors for postlasik keratectasia are a residual corneal bed of 250. Risk assessment for corneal ectasia following photorefractive. Additionally, he had undergone intracorneal ring segment implantation in.
Ectasia after corneal refractive surgery remains one of the most insidious and perplexing problems in the daytoday practice of the refractive surgeon. It is used in an attempt to make the cornea stronger. I eventually found out that the laser surgery had caused postlasik ectasia, which is a form of keratoconus where the cornea thins. Letter from a patient that developed keratoconus after lasik surgery.
Management of advanced corneal ectasias british journal. Nov 01, 2005 ectatic corneal disorders including keratoconus and ectasia after lasik are the second most common indications for keratoplasty, accounting for about 15% of corneal transplants performed in the. Proof that lasik surgeons are aware of the legal requirement to report post lasik ectasia to the fda, but dont. Regardless, he said that corneal crosslinking is the proper procedure to perform on somebody who has ectasia. Known risk factors for post lasik corneal ectasia in miami. Over time, the weakened cornea loses its shape and bulges forward, resulting in distorted vision that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses. The cases presented, herewith, had late onset postlasik ectasia despite normal preop corneal topography, calculated residual corneal stromal bed thickness of more than 250.
Pvr prose treatment for corneal ectasia pvr prose treatment prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem uses fabricated and custom designed prosthetic devices depending upon individual cases. Corneal ectasia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis ioannis g. Risk factors for ectasia after lasik include irregular preop corneal astigmatism and thin post op corneal thickness under the flap. In the early years of performing this procedure, we used anecdotal information to define our criteria for exclusion. If corneal ectasia develops, there are many options available for treatment before an eye. Corneal collagen crosslinking for ectasia after lasik and. Ectatic corneal disorders including keratoconus and ectasia after lasik are the second most common indications for keratoplasty, accounting. Gs clinic has an arrangement with the hotel to provide a free shuttle bus to and from the clinic, which saved. Jul 26, 2017 altogether, the rate of firstyear ectasia diagnosis in prk patients was 31%. It is more likely to occur following lasik, radial keratotomy rk, or astigmatic keratotomy ak surgery. Treatment options are available with keratoplasty as the last resort. Penetrating keratoplasty pk for post lasik ectasia and. Ectasia prevalence can be decreased by determining risk factors which lead to postlasik corneal ectasia.
However in 2011 i started to notice my vision was deteriorating and i had developed a great deal of ghosting and starbursts, particularly in the right eye. Postlasik ectasia was considered as increasing myopia with or without developing astigmatism, reduction of uncorrected visual acuity, keratometric steepening with or without central and paracentral corneal thinning, and topographic evidence of asymmetric inferior corneal steepening after lasik procedure 7. Decreasing vision after laserassisted insitu keratomileusis lasik history of present illness. Abrams fensterman attorneys at law lasik malpractice. Pdf keratoconus and corneal ectasia after lasik eric. In addition, all patients were instructed to use preservativefree artificial tears. Iatrogenic keratectasia is a sightthreatening complication after lasik, occurring in 0. Post lasik ectasia is a condition similar to keratoconus where the cornea starts to bulge. Up to now, the therapeutic options for patients with postlasik ectasia were.
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