Corneal Ectasia After Excimer Laser Keratorefractive Surgery: Histopathology, Ultrastructure, and Pathophysiology

摘要

Although several risk factors have been identified and screening techniques continue to improve, corneal ectasia after LASIK and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) still occurs. Since the first published cases by Seiler et al in 1998, the medical literature now includes more than 200 cases of corneal ectasia that have occurred after LASIK or PRK#