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JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Volume 29, Issue 5, Pages 1014-1018Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01613-9
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We report the results of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in a 51-year-old woman with subsequent mycobacterial keratitis diagnosed by staining with acid-fast and fluorochrome methods, a technique known to have good sensitivity and specificity for mycobacteria. A rapid diagnosis was made without waiting for cultures, and treatment was instituted, including tapering of topical steroids and appropriate antibiotic therapy. The result was preservation of the LASIK flap and a favorable visual outcome at 6 months. (C) 2003 ASCRS and ESCRS.
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