Air Cannula Vs. Weckcel Sponge in Manipulation of Corneal Flap and Incidence of SPK (Superficial Punctate Keratitis) after LASIK

Authors

  • Vipul Bhandari Department of Cornea and External Diseases, Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Jagadeesh K. Reddy Department of Cornea and External Diseases, Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Vineet Joshi Department of Cornea and External Diseases, Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/OOJ-1-102

Keywords:

Superificial punctuate keratitis, LASIK, Weck-cel sponge

Abstract

Aim: To compare the difference in early post-operative Superficial Punctate Keratopathy (SPK)
in patients by using either blunt cannula or Weck-cel sponge intra-operatively to handle the
corneal flap during Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
Materials and Methods: A randomized prospective comparative study comprising of 192 eyes
of 96 patients undergoing LASIK in both eyes were selected for this study. Two groups were
made. First group included 96 eyes using air cannula (group 1) and the second included 96 eyes
using a Weck-cel sponge (group 2) to manipulate the corneal flap intra-operatively. Both the
groups were later compared for different grades of SPKs.
Results: Out of total 192 eyes 51(26.8%) eyes showed Grade 4 SPKs of which 49(96%) belonged to the Weck-cel sponge group and 2(4%) eyes belonged to the air canula group.
Conclusion: In this study we found that group 2 associated with m

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2015-11-24

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Vipul Bhandari, Jagadeesh K. Reddy, & Vineet Joshi. (2015). Air Cannula Vs. Weckcel Sponge in Manipulation of Corneal Flap and Incidence of SPK (Superficial Punctate Keratitis) after LASIK. The Ophthalmology, 5–8. https://doi.org/10.17140/OOJ-1-102

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