Post LASIK progressive astigmatism in a child with partially accommodative esotropia.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Refractive surgery is considered a safe and effective method for correction of refractive errors in adults.

OBJECTIVE:

To report an unusual case of a young child with partially accommodative esotropia presenting with deterioration of vision and worsening of esotropia following refractive surgery.

CASE REPORT:

Unanticipated and progressive irregular corneal astigmatism along with deterioration of visual acuity and loss of stereopsis developed post- LASIK in a seven-year-old Indian child with partially accommodative esotropia.

CONCLUSION:

Keratorefractive surgery in young children has to be undertaken with caution, especially in such cases where there is no medical indication for refractive surgery and waiting beyond teenage years is a viable option.

• Authors: G Suma, U Mathur, S Sethi, P Arora, J Garg
• Journal: Nepalese journal of ophthalmology : a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of the Nepal Ophthalmic Society : NEPJOPH (Nepal J Ophthalmol) 2013 Jan-Jun Vol. 5 Issue 1 Pg. 109-13 ISSN: 2072-6805 [Print] Nepal
• PMID: 23584656 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © NEPjOPH.

Topics

• Accommodation, Ocular
• Astigmatism (diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology)
• Child, Preschool
• Cornea (pathology)
• Corneal Topography
• Esotropia (complications, physiopathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ (adverse effects)
• Myopia (chemically induced, surgery)
• Refraction, Ocular
• Vision, Binocular
• Visual Acuity