Ali Zaidi1, Stephen D McLeod. 1. Department of Ophthalmology and the Francis I. Proctor Foundation at the University of California San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery performed in a patient with likely central cloudy corneal dystrophy of Francois (CCDF). DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 48-year-old woman with likely CCDF had myopic LASIK to establish monovision. Outcome measures included visual acuity, manifest refraction, and slit-lamp examination. RESULTS: At 5-year follow-up, the patient had uncorrected visual acuity of 20/100, J1, in the right eye (OD) and 20/20 in the left eye (OS), consistent with monovision correction. Manifest refraction was -1.50 OD and -0.25 OS postoperatively; after retreatment at 1 year for regression, the left eye remained stable over the subsequent 4-year period. Slit-lamp examination revealed no progression of corneal opacities in either eye. CONCLUSIONS: LASIK may be safe and effective in patients with CCDF. Further observations of a greater number of patients are required to confirm these findings.
PURPOSE: To report a case of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery performed in a patient with likely central cloudy corneal dystrophy of Francois (CCDF). DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 48-year-old woman with likely CCDF had myopic LASIK to establish monovision. Outcome measures included visual acuity, manifest refraction, and slit-lamp examination. RESULTS: At 5-year follow-up, the patient had uncorrected visual acuity of 20/100, J1, in the right eye (OD) and 20/20 in the left eye (OS), consistent with monovision correction. Manifest refraction was -1.50 OD and -0.25 OS postoperatively; after retreatment at 1 year for regression, the left eye remained stable over the subsequent 4-year period. Slit-lamp examination revealed no progression of corneal opacities in either eye. CONCLUSIONS: LASIK may be safe and effective in patients with CCDF. Further observations of a greater number of patients are required to confirm these findings.
Authors: Jayne S Weiss; H U Møller; Walter Lisch; Shigeru Kinoshita; Anthony J Aldave; Michael W Belin; Tero Kivelä; Massimo Busin; Francis L Munier; Berthold Seitz; John Sutphin; Cecilie Bredrup; Mark J Mannis; Christopher J Rapuano; Gabriel Van Rij; Eung Kweon Kim; Gordon K Klintworth Journal: Cornea Date: 2008-12 Impact factor: 2.651