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Avellino corneal dystrophy after LASIK

Authors
 Roo Min Jun  ;  Hungwon Tchah  ;  Eung Kweon Kim  ;  Dong Ho Lee  ;  Kyoung Yul Seo  ;  Seung Eun Jung  ;  R.Doyle Stulting  ;  Tae-im Kim 
Citation
 OPHTHALMOLOGY, Vol.111(3) : 463-468, 2004 
Journal Title
OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN
 0161-6420 
Issue Date
2004
MeSH
Adult ; Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary/etiology* ; Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary/genetics ; Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary/physiopathology ; Corneal Opacity/etiology ; Corneal Opacity/physiopathology ; Extracellular Matrix Proteins/genetics ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ/adverse effects* ; Male ; Mutation ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Refraction, Ocular ; Retrospective Studies ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics ; Visual Acuity
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To report cases of Avellino corneal dystrophy (ACD) exacerbated by LASIK for myopia.
DESIGN:
Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series and review of the literature.
PARTICIPANTS:
Seven patients.
INTERVENTION:
Six patients with exacerbation of granular corneal deposits after LASIK were examined for TGFBI mutations by polymerase chain reaction sequencing of DNA. One previously reported patient who was heterozygous for the ACD gene was followed up for 16 months after mechanical removal of granular deposits from the interface after LASIK.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Slit-lamp examination, visual acuity, manifest refraction, and DNA sequencing analysis.
RESULTS:
All patients were heterozygous for the Avellino dystrophy gene. Corneal opacities appeared 12 months or more after LASIK. Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity decreased as the number and density of the opacities increased. One patient underwent mechanical removal of granules from the interface and had a severe recurrence within 16 months. Another patient had removal of the granules from the interface with PTK, followed by treatment with topical mitomycin C. In this patient, the cornea has remained relatively clear for 6 months.
CONCLUSIONS:
Laser in situ keratomileusis increases the deposition of visually significant corneal opacities and is contraindicated in patients with ACD. Mechanical removal of the material from the interface does not prevent further visually significant deposits. Mitomycin C treatment, in conjunction with surgical removal of opacities, may be an effective treatment.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161642003015185
DOI
10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.06.026
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Ophthalmology (안과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Eung Kweon(김응권) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1453-8042
Kim, Tae-Im(김태임) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6414-3842
Seo, Kyoung Yul(서경률) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9855-1980
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/111628
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