PURPOSE: To report a case of late onset diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) 11 months after LASIK due to Ecballium elaterium exposure. METHODS: A 25-year-old man underwent bilateral LASIK. No complications were observed during the early postoperative period. RESULTS: Eleven months after LASIK surgery, grade II DLK was diagnosed after an Ecballium elaterium herb seed burst and splashed into the patient's left eye. Topical steroid treatment was administered and DLK healed in 2 weeks without complication. CONCLUSIONS: Although DLK typically develops in the early postoperative period, it could occur months after surgery. Treatment should begin as soon as DLK is diagnosed.
PURPOSE: To report a case of late onset diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) 11 months after LASIK due to Ecballium elaterium exposure. METHODS: A 25-year-old man underwent bilateral LASIK. No complications were observed during the early postoperative period. RESULTS: Eleven months after LASIK surgery, grade II DLK was diagnosed after an Ecballium elaterium herb seed burst and splashed into the patient's left eye. Topical steroid treatment was administered and DLK healed in 2 weeks without complication. CONCLUSIONS: Although DLK typically develops in the early postoperative period, it could occur months after surgery. Treatment should begin as soon as DLK is diagnosed.