Dr. Chynn wrote in bold to a question from another doctor:
Emil/KeraNetters
Tangent from the December discussion on PTK in corneal scarring:
I have a 24yo with history of traumatic recurrent erosion in the left eye. Had anterior micropuncture performed by another surgeon this past December but has started to re-erode. He wants to have PTK/EpiLASIK to reduce erosions and dependence on glasses. Has been in soft bcl changed q2weeks x 2 months.
His ASP is in a cluster at 6 o’clock paracentral – just outside the visual axis.
Historical refractions in that eye (OS) are:
2008: -5.00-0.50×153
2010: -5.25-0.50×153
2014: -6.75-0.50×70 (this is after erosion; before ASP)
This seems like an outlier so I’d ignore it
Current MRX OS:
-5.25 – 0.75 x 115 (1 week out of SCL)
-5.75 – 0.50 x 90 (2 weeks out of scl)
You must ALWAYS also do a wet MR or AR to check for accommodation in young pts
Current CRX OS:
–5.25 -1.00 x 120 (1 week out of scl)
Any advice on refractive target here and how to adjust for age and epithelial healing in area of asp?
Topo currently shows steepening over that area.
Need to send us images to r/o other abnormalities
Planning to use MMC per treatment nomogram and h/o prior corneal surgery.
The pt is clearly progressing his myopia
Get older Rxs for better data on progression
What’s his profession?
Will need to overshoot for this reason
A few ASPs aren’t going to affect anything
Agree safer to use MMC
Why is one out of BCL x only 1 wk?
Might as well wait another week
Let us know the other data pls
Thank you,
Michael
Fayetteville AR
