ESCRS - PO441 - Stromal Bed Dehydration In Lasik Using Flute Needle Passive Drainage

Stromal Bed Dehydration In Lasik Using Flute Needle Passive Drainage

Published 2022 - 40th Congress of the ESCRS

Reference: PO441 | Type: ESCRS 2022 - Posters | DOI: 10.82333/b4mx-2k08

Authors: Alaa Abdalsadek Ahmed Sinjab* 1

1Department of ophthalmology, Sohag University,Sohag Faculty of medicine,Sohag,Egypt

Purpose

To detect safety and efficacy of flute needle passive drainage during lasik.

Setting

Future Center for Refracrive Surgeries, Sohag, Egypt.

Methods

Group A (study group): 30 eyes, at the end of surgery and after repositioning of the corneal flap, flute needle was used at the gutter to passively drain any residual fluid from the interface.

Group B(control group): 70 eyes, subjected to conventional lasik procedure.

Outcomes: 1ry: flap apposition (clinically and by anterior segment OCT) at 2nd and 7th days postoperatively.

2ry: BCVA

Results

Group A: all eyes showed perfect flap apposition.

Group B: one eye had macrostriae necessitating repositioning, 3 eyes had microstriae. 7 eyes showed small film of fluid in the interface by OCT in the 2nd postoperative day which disappear within a week.

No statistically sighinficant difference in BCVA between both groups.

Conclusions

Stromal bed drainage using flute needle in Lasik is a safe and effective technique for better outcomes.