Macular hemorrhage after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 23 (5), 808-810
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80297-0
Abstract
We describe three patients with high myopia, 13.0 to 20.0 diopters (D), who had typical myopic macular hemorrhages 1 to 6 months after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). The hemorrhages eventually resolved, with resultant permanent decrease in vision and pigmentary and atrophic changes in the macula. Highly myopic eyes are predisposed to bleeding in areas of lacquer cracks and to myopic choroidal neovascularization formation. Awareness of potential retinal pathology in patients having PRK and follow-up retinal examinations are warranted.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- One-Year Results of Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy for Low to Moderate MyopiaArchives of Ophthalmology (1950), 1994
- Twenty-four-month Follow-up of Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy for MyopiaOphthalmology, 1994
- Complications of Myopic Photorefractive Keratectomy with the Excimer LaserOphthalmology, 1994
- Cystoid macular oedema after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomyBritish Journal of Ophthalmology, 1993
- Retinal Complications Following YAG Laser CapsulotomyOphthalmology, 1985
- Axial Length Measurements and Fundus Changes of the Myopic EyeAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1971