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Infectious keratitis after transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy: A case report |
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| Authors: | Suoqing Zhuang Vishal Jhanji Lixia Sun Jinyu Li Jingjing Jiang Riping Zhang |
| Affiliation: | Department Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hongkong, Dong Xia North Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China;1.Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA |
| Abstract: | Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) promotes faster re-epithelialization which in turn can reduce the risk of infectious keratitis in the postoperative period. We present a case of a 22-year-old man with infectious keratitis in his left eye 8 days after an uneventful bilateral tPRK. A 2 mm × 5 mm anterior stromal area of corneal infiltration with a same sized overlying epithelial defect was noted at the time of presentation. His uncorrected distance visual acuity was 20/63 in his left eye. Corneal scrapings showed Bordetella bronchiseptica. The infection responded to intensive treatment with topical levofloxacin 0.5% eye drops. The final visual acuity was 20/20 in the left eye. |
| Keywords: | Infiltration keratitis transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy |