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Corneal Ectasia After LASIK Despite Low Preoperative Risk: Tomographic and Biomechanical Findings in the Unoperated, Stable, Fellow Eye

Renato Ambrósio, MD, PhD; Daniel G. Dawson, MD; Marcella Salomão, MD; Frederico P. Guerra, MD; Ana Laura C. Caiado, MD and Michael W. Belin, MD

Received: 9/20/09; Accepted: 4/8/10; Posted: 5/3/10

Progressive ectasia after LASIK occurred despite a low risk score based on the Randleman Ectasia Risk Score System. The tomographic and biomechanical findings on the contralateral non-ectatic eye suggest these tests may enhance the sensitivity for screening ectasia susceptibility among refractive candidates.