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ArticleCureus2024

Advanced Surface Ablation in a Patient With Suspect Topography: A Case Report.

Rodrigo Vilares Morgado, Jaime Guedes, Ana Margarida Ferreira, Marcella Q Salomão, Fernando Faria-Correia, Amândio Rocha Sousa, Renato Ambrósio

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rodrigo Vilares MorgadoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PRT.
Jaime GuedesDepartment of Glaucoma, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Ana Margarida FerreiraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PRT.
Marcella Q SalomãoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Rio de Janeiro Corneal Tomography and Biomechanics Study Group, Rio de Janeiro, BRA.
Fernando Faria-CorreiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, PRT.
Amândio Rocha SousaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PRT.
Renato AmbrósioDepartment of Ophthalmology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BRA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this clinical report is to describe a 10-year clinical outcome of advanced surface ablation with photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in a patient who had been previously incorrectly diagnosed with keratoconus (KC). Corneal ectasia is a rare but extremely relevant complication of laser vision correction, and KC represents a major contraindication for these procedures. Nonetheless, some surface ablation procedures, such as PRK, might be a valid option for particular patients with atypical corneal topography or subclinical or mild forms of KC. Patient education and complete preoperative refractive multimodal imaging are essential for a more conscious therapeutic decision, minimizing iatrogenic ectasia, as well as decreasing the number of patients who are incorrectly denied refractive surgery, as was the patient presented in this study.

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corneal ectasiakeratoconuskeratoconus suspectphotorefractive keratectomysurface ablation

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PMID38872649
PMCPMC11172391

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