{
    "abstract": "To report the outcomes of a series of 16 patients who had secondary surface ablation within 4 weeks of an aborted femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) procedure.\nA retrospective chart review of electronic medical record data from 2011 to 2015 was performed to identify eyes of patients who had an aborted FS-LASIK procedure followed by secondary surface ablation (photorefractive keratectomy or laser epithelial keratomileusis) within 4 weeks of the primary procedure. Patients were required to have at least three postoperative visits to be included in the study.\nThe review identified 20 aborted FS-LASIK procedures of 7,142 eyes (0.003%), of which 16 met the inclusion criteria. The most common reasons for abortion were incomplete (10) and decentered (3) flaps. Thirteen of 16 eyes were treated within 2 weeks. A total of 11 of 16 eyes achieved uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) of 20/20, 13 of 16 achieved UDVA of 20/25 or better, and 15 of 16 had a corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) of 20/20. There were no intraoperative complications during the second procedure and there were no cases of diffuse lamellar keratitis. One patient developed postoperative haze with a CDVA of 20/25 and was lost to follow-up.\nThis case series indicates that early surface ablation (within 4 weeks) after an aborted FS-LASIK procedure may be performed with good visual outcomes. [J Refract Surg. 2019;35(2):121-125.].",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": "Jason E",
            "initials": "JE",
            "lastname": "Brenner"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": "Ajay B",
            "initials": "AB",
            "lastname": "Mohinani"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": "Hrag Y",
            "initials": "HY",
            "lastname": "Janbatian"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": "Samir",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Melki"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "Copyright 2019, SLACK Incorporated.",
    "doi": "10.3928/1081597X-20190108-01",
    "journal": "Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)",
    "keywords": [],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2019-02-12",
    "pubmed_id": "30742227",
    "results": "The review identified 20 aborted FS-LASIK procedures of 7,142 eyes (0.003%), of which 16 met the inclusion criteria. The most common reasons for abortion were incomplete (10) and decentered (3) flaps. Thirteen of 16 eyes were treated within 2 weeks. A total of 11 of 16 eyes achieved uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) of 20/20, 13 of 16 achieved UDVA of 20/25 or better, and 15 of 16 had a corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) of 20/20. There were no intraoperative complications during the second procedure and there were no cases of diffuse lamellar keratitis. One patient developed postoperative haze with a CDVA of 20/25 and was lost to follow-up.",
    "title": "Early Surface Ablation on Aborted LASIK Flaps.",
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}