PURPOSE: To describe a case in which the ReLEx procedure was abandoned following suction loss on two occasions due to an uncooperative patient. METHODS: Case report with anterior segment optical coherence tomography and aberrometry changes before and after surgery. RESULTS: Lamellar haze was present but diminished in the early postoperative period. The patient successfully underwent a femtosecond LASIK procedure in the same eye 2 months later. CONCLUSIONS: This case demonstrates the possibility of performing femtosecond LASIK after failed ReLEx, with good visual outcomes.
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