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A case of intractable infectious keratitis and subsequent flap necrosis after laser in situ keratomileusis
Clinical Ophthalmology, 09/18/09

Kamiya K et al. – At one month after the flap removal, the visual acuity gradually improved to 0.7, but the stromal opacity of the central cornea and hyperopic shift of +3.0 diopters remained. LASIK can cause intractable keratitis, resulting in significant visual disturbance that presumably results from insufficient antisepsis of the medical instruments used for this surgery, supporting the importance of strict sterilization of these instruments.

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