Use of peripheral chatter lines for free-flap alignment during LASIK

Jae Hwan Lee; Min Kim; Eung Kweon Kim

doi:10.3928/1081-597x-20060901-17

Use of peripheral chatter lines for free-flap alignment during LASIK

Jae Hwan Lee, Min Kim, Eung Kweon Kim

Department of Ophthalmology

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PURPOSE: To report a case in which an improperly rotated free flap was successfully repositioned using peripheral chatter lines as a reference. METHODS: A 30-year-old woman with irregular astigmatism as the result of an improperly rotated free flap during LASIK underwent repositioning of the corneal flap correspondingly along the chatter lines. RESULTS: Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity improved from 20/100 to 20/20 following the procedure. Corneal topography showed improvement in the astigmatism and the Placido disk pattern. CONCLUSIONS: When marks on a free flap are obscured during LASIK, periodic chatter lines can be used for realignment if no other landmarks are available.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	721-723
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Refractive Surgery
Volume	22
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3928/1081-597x-20060901-17
Publication status	Published - 2006 Sept

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Ophthalmology

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