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This study aims to identify factors contributing to corneal ectasia following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

Corneal ectasia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis

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Retrospective study identifies factors linked to corneal ectasia after LASIK, suggesting multiple considerations.

This study aims to identify factors contributing to corneal ectasia following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
Retrospective review of charts for 2873 eyes that underwent LASIK from May 1995 to November 1999.
14 patients developed post-LASIK ectasia, representing 0.66% of the sample.
Mean follow-up duration was 16.32 months, ranging from 6 to 42 months.
No cases of post-LASIK ectasia occurred with attempted correction <8.00 diopters or corneal bed thickness >325 microm.
Statistically significant correlation found between corneal bed thickness and increasing patient age.

Pallikaris et al. (2001) studied this question.

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