Epithelial ingrowth under LASIK flaps: tips and tricks for preventing recurrence!

Epithelial ingrowth under LASIK flaps: tips and tricks for preventing recurrence!

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Background: LASIK for refractive error correction has become a universal surgery.Despite its popularity, the estimated prevalence of traumatic flap dislocations in post-LASIK patients is 3.9%, and it is sometimes associated with epithelial ingrowth.The prognosis in such cases depends on the Bike Accessories - Kickstands rapid surgical revision of the flap with the removal of the EI and perioperative steps to prevent Epithelial ingrowth (EI) recurrence in the future.Purpose: The video aims to display the steps involved in revising the flap, removing EI, and tips to prevent its recurrence.

Synopsis: A 33-year-old post-LASIK patient presented with decreased vision, photophobia, and glare during the COVID pandemic in the right eye for 2 months.The best-corrected visual acuity was reduced to 6/60.The anterior segment revealed traumatic flap dislocation along with macro fold temporally and epithelial ingrowth.She underwent a successful flap revision surgery with no recurrence of epithelial ingrowth postoperatively.Highlights: A successful revision of a 2-month-old traumatic folded flap was performed along with the complete removal of EI.

It explains the step-by-step approach to avoid the recurrence of EI in each step of the surgical revision of the flap.The video is Bakeware self-explanatory and guides novice surgeons too.Video link: https://youtu.be/JuOSjhrfw0g.