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Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis.

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Wan, XH; Lee, HC; Stulting, RD; Kim, T; Jung, SE; Kim, MJ; Kim, EK
Published in: Cornea
March 2002

PURPOSE: To report a case of Avellino corneal dystrophy that increased in severity 1 year after uncomplicated laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia. METHODS: Avellino dystrophy was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction sequencing of DNA from the patient and her parents. RESULTS: Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity decreased from 20/20 to 20/30 12 to 20 months after LASIK owing to opacities that appeared centrally in the corneal stroma and the LASIK flap and remaining posterior stroma interface. CONCLUSIONS: LASIK is contraindicated in patients with Avellino corneal dystrophy because vision may be reduced by corneal opacities that appear in the interface of the flap and remaining posterior stroma postoperatively.

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Cornea

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ISSN

0277-3740

Publication Date

March 2002

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

223 / 226

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Vision Disorders
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Myopia
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Wan, X. H., Lee, H. C., Stulting, R. D., Kim, T., Jung, S. E., Kim, M. J., & Kim, E. K. (2002). Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis. Cornea, 21(2), 223–226. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003226-200203000-00021
Wan, Xiu Hua, Hyun Chae Lee, R Doyle Stulting, Terry Kim, Seung Eun Jung, Moon Jung Kim, and Eung Kweon Kim. “Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis.Cornea 21, no. 2 (March 2002): 223–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003226-200203000-00021.
Wan XH, Lee HC, Stulting RD, Kim T, Jung SE, Kim MJ, et al. Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis. Cornea. 2002 Mar;21(2):223–6.
Wan, Xiu Hua, et al. “Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis.Cornea, vol. 21, no. 2, Mar. 2002, pp. 223–26. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00003226-200203000-00021.
Wan XH, Lee HC, Stulting RD, Kim T, Jung SE, Kim MJ, Kim EK. Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis. Cornea. 2002 Mar;21(2):223–226.

Published In

Cornea

DOI

ISSN

0277-3740

Publication Date

March 2002

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

223 / 226

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Vision Disorders
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Myopia
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
  • Humans
  • Female