Recurrent Corneal Hypertrophic Scar After Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratectomy With Mitomycin C Treatment

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2011 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Cornea, volume 30, pages 1,030-1,034 (issn: 0277-3740,

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Authors: Jae-Hyung, Kim; Myoung Joon, Kim; Dong Yoon, Kim; Jae Yong, Kim; Hungwon, Tchah;

doi: 10.1097/ico.0b013e3181e846bb

pmid: 21697714

Recurrent Corneal Hypertrophic Scar After Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratectomy With Mitomycin C Treatment

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To report recurrent corneal hypertrophic scar after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) with mitomycin C treatment.Two patients experienced decreased visual acuity in 1 eye arising from elevated corneal opacity about 12 months after uneventful LASEK with intraoperative mitomycin C application. The elevated opacities were easily removed mechanically.Pathologic examinations showed irregular arrangement of collagen fibers and myofibroblasts, diagnosed as hypertrophic scars. The lesions recurred at about 4-month intervals, despite repeated debridement with and without prophylactic mitomycin C treatment.Recurrent corneal hypertrophic scar may be a rare complication after LASEK treatment with mitomycin C application.

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University of Ulsan
Korea (Republic of)
Asan Medical Center
Korea (Republic of)

Keywords

Adult, Male, Alkylating Agents, Cicatrix, Hypertrophic, Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted, Mitomycin, Microscopy, Acoustic, Visual Acuity, Young Adult, Corneal Opacity, Postoperative Complications, Debridement, Recurrence, Humans, Female

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