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What's epethelial ingrowth after lasik surgery and what are the stages?

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Question added by Sherif Ismail , ass. consultant , magrabi hospital
Date Posted: 2017/11/20
ANAS NOORUDHEEN
by ANAS NOORUDHEEN , Optometrist , Eye Care Optics Int’l LLC

EPITHELIAL CELLS

epithelial ingrowth is a rare complication after lasik surgry when the epithelium go beyond the flap.

Myriam Ben Salem Habchi
by Myriam Ben Salem Habchi , senior specialist registrar , hedi raies national institute of ophtalmology

Epithelial ingrowth after LASIK is an epithelial cells invade the space between the corneal flap and stromal bed.

Grade 1: thin ingrowth, 1-2 cells limited to within 2 mm of flap edge, with transparent flap.

Grade 2 :thicker ingrowth, cells are at least 2 mm from flap edge, individual easily seen on slit lamp

Grade 3 :ronounced ingrowth, several cells thick, greater than 2 mm from flap edge,

Sherif Ismail
by Sherif Ismail , ass. consultant , magrabi hospital

epithelial ingrowth is a rare complication after lasik surgry when the epithelium go beyond the flap.

stages:

stage 1 translucent small less than 2 mm from limbus

stage 2 translucent more than 2 mm from limbus 

stage 3 opaque more than 2 mm from limbus

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