Suspicious cases for EXCIMER LASER refractive surgery. What to do? Surface ablation or LASIK/ Postpone/Reject Panel discussion and opinion of invited external expert 14 th April 2013 BANGALORE
Case 1.Rangarajan. Pachy less than 500microns- Lasik or Surface ablation? 46 yrs. OD: -6.0DS -0.5DC x 129 Pachy:494 OS: -5.5DS -0.5DC x 54 Pachy: 492 Risks: Lasik- Ectasia?, Surface ablation- Haze? What to do? What is the upper limit for surface ablation? Technique and role of mitomycin in preventing haze.
Case 1. Expert opinion. Please enter your opinion here.
Case 2Dhanya 0.75D increase in myopia over one year. Age-22 yrs Refraction one year ago- OD: -2.75DS, OS: -1.75DS -0.5DC x 20 Refraction now –OD: -3.5DS, OS same. Pachy: OD:598, OS: 596. What will you do if pachy was around 500microns?