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Suspicious cases for EXCIMER LASER refractive surgery. What to do? Surface ablation or LASIK/ Postpone/Reject. Panel discussion and opinion of invited external expert 14 th April 2013 BANGALORE. Case 1.Rangarajan. Pachy less than 500microns- Lasik or Surface ablation?. 46 yrs.
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Suspicious cases for EXCIMER LASER refractive surgery.What to do?Surface ablation or LASIK/ Postpone/Reject Panel discussion and opinion of invited external expert 14th April 2013 BANGALORE
Case 1.Rangarajan.Pachy less than 500microns- Lasik or Surface ablation? • 46 yrs. • OD: -6.0DS -0.5DC x 129 Pachy:494 • OS: -5.5DS -0.5DC x 54 Pachy: 492 • Risks: Lasik- Ectasia?, Surface ablation- Haze? • What to do? • What is the upper limit for surface ablation? • Technique and role of mitomycin in preventing haze.
Case 1. Expert opinion. • Please enter your opinion here .
Case 2Dhanya 0.75D increase in myopia over one year. • Age-22 yrs • Refraction one year ago- OD: -2.75DS, OS: -1.75DS -0.5DC x 20 • Refraction now –OD: -3.5DS, OS same. • Pachy: OD:598, OS: 596. • What will you do if pachy was around 500microns?