Current Ophthalmology Reports

, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp 139–146 | Cite as

Post-keratorefractive Surgery Infections: Management Strategies

Ocular Therapy (B. Jeng, Section Editor)
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  1. Ocular Therapy

Abstract

Infectious keratitis after keratorefractive surgery, although extremely rare, has the potential to be sight-threatening. Key to the management of post-operative bacterial and fungal keratitis is early diagnosis, identification of the causative organism with scrapings, irrigation with clinically appropriate antimicrobials, and subsequent topical antimicrobial drop administration. In non-responsive cases, confocal microscopy or polymerase chain reaction may aid in the identification of the causative organism to guide antimicrobial management.

Keywords

Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis Photorefractive keratectomy Keratorefractive surgery Infectious keratitis Refractive surgery 
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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This article contains no studies with human or animal subjects performed by the author.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of OphthalmologyUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreUSA

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