Acute @entity39 after excimer laser keratectomy for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity267 @entity39 @entity3467 @entity5575 @entity7592
OBJECTIVE: To describe a new, rare clinical complication after routine excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy to correct @entity3467 . DESIGN: Case report with clinicopathologic correlation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Four weeks after treatment with excimer laser, a perforating keratoplasty was performed for persistent @entity5575 . The corneal button was examined using light and electron microscopy. Special immunohistochemical stains were used to detect apoptosis. RESULTS: The @entity1 developed @entity5575 , endothelial precipitates, and a fibrinous exudate in the anterior chamber after the laser treatment. The changes did not respond to therapy directed against bacteria, fungi, and Acanthamoeba. All examinations and special stains were negative for micro-organisms. By light microscopy, an anterior zone of @entity39 was present with a moderate amount of acute inflammatory cells. At the interface between necrotic and viable corneal stroma, keratocytes with typical features of apoptosis were detected by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. CONCLUSION: This is the first full histopathologic report of a case of @entity7592 with signs of apoptosis after excimer laser therapy of the @entity267 . Surgeons should be aware of this rare but potentially severe complication.
