Background: Several Laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) complications were identified over the years. Reporting complications of LASIK surgery will help refine the approach to their management. Objectives: Purpose of this study is to assess incidences, possible etiology of the intra-operative and early post-operative complications of LASIK Patients and methods: a cross-sectional study for the correction of refractive errors was performed on 378 eyes of 189 individuals who underwent LASIK refractive surgery in private LASIK centers (AlForsan and El-Nour) between January, 2021 and January, 2022. Results: intra-operatively, the majority of cases (81.5%) had no intra-operative complications. Flap-related complications were found in 7 cases (1.85%), interface complications were found in 11 cases (3%). The most common complication found in 41 cases (10.8%) was bleeding. Post-operatively, the majority of cases had no complications at 1st day, 1st month and 3rd month (94.2%, 98.7% and 99.5% respectively). At 1st day, there were debris and flap complications (3.6% and 1.7%, respectively). At 1st month, dry eyes and under-correction complications were present (0.5% and 0.8%, respectively). At 3rd month, only two cases showed dry eyes (0.5%). Conclusion: The goal of this study was to showcase the rates of complications over a period of time. We found that there was statistically significant decrease in rates of complications over time(P< 0.001). The majority of cases had no intra-operative complications. The majority of cases had no complications at 1st day, 1st month and 3rd month. Overall rates of complications of LASIK are still relatively rare.
Saad, A. M., Mohamed, T. A., Abdelazeem, K., & El-Sebaity, D. M. (2024). Assessment of Intra-operative and early Post-operative Complications of Laser In-situ Keratomileusis. SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(2), 1059-1067. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.189463.1507
MLA
Abdelrahman Mohamed Saad; Tarek Ahmed Mohamed; Khaled Abdelazeem; Dalia Mohammed El-Sebaity. "Assessment of Intra-operative and early Post-operative Complications of Laser In-situ Keratomileusis", SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 7, 2, 2024, 1059-1067. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.189463.1507
HARVARD
Saad, A. M., Mohamed, T. A., Abdelazeem, K., El-Sebaity, D. M. (2024). 'Assessment of Intra-operative and early Post-operative Complications of Laser In-situ Keratomileusis', SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(2), pp. 1059-1067. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.189463.1507
VANCOUVER
Saad, A. M., Mohamed, T. A., Abdelazeem, K., El-Sebaity, D. M. Assessment of Intra-operative and early Post-operative Complications of Laser In-situ Keratomileusis. SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024; 7(2): 1059-1067. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.189463.1507
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