versão impressa ISSN 0004-2749versão On-line ISSN 1678-2925
Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. vol.61 no.6 São Paulo dez. 1998
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.19980016
The author describes a complication of LASIK technique that was noticed one month after the surgery in both eyes of a patient with pre-operative 10.5 diopter a myopia and 40.50 diopters of central keratometry. The complication consisted of a shrinkage at the border of both flaps with apparent necrosis and epithelial in growth.
Keywords: Excimer laser; Myopia; LASIK; Flap; Shrinkage