METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING OUTBREAKS OF DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS

摘要

Diffuse lamellar keratitis or DLK is a recently recognised post-surgical condition involving an inflammation that occurs in laser corneal surgery patients. This condition is typically associated with the LASIK surgical procedur e (Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis). The cause is presently unknown. The present invention provides a sterilization apparatus, which may be a retrofitting of the existing sterilizer, which reduces the occurrence of DLK and also methods for maintaining the sterilizer to reduce the occurrence of DLK./SDO AB