Hyperopic LASIK following intracorneal hydrogel lens explantation.

Title
Hyperopic LASIK following intracorneal hydrogel lens explantation.

Source
Journal of Refractive Surgery. 22(2):205-7, 2006 Feb.

PURPOSE:
To report hyperopic LASIK results after intracorneal hydrogel lens explantation in a bilateral hyperopic patient.

METHODS:

Slit-lamp examination showed diffuse corneal opacity around the lens edge and over the anterior lens surface affecting both eyes with uncorrected visual acuity of 0.4 in the right eye and 0.5 in the left eye.

RESULTS:

The intracorneal hydrogel lenses were explanted, and 6 months later hyperopic LASIK using the Schwind ESIRIS excimer laser (Schwind, Kleinostheim, Germany) was performed after lifting the same flap for the intracorneal hydrogel lens implantation. Six months after hyperopic LASIK, visual acuity recovered to the initial preoperative best spectacle-corrected levels: right eye 0.8 with +1.50 D sphere and left eye 0.9 with +1.00 -0.50 x 90 degrees. Central corneal transparency also fully recovered.

CONCLUSIONS:

Hyperopic LASIK is a possible alternative after intracorneal hydrogel lens explantation in hyperopic eyes.