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Arch Ophthalmol. 1999;117:968-970.

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Bacterial keratitis following laser in situ keratomileusis is an uncommon complication. Previous reports^1-3 have described unilateral bacterial keratitis after various refractive procedures, and Watanabe et al⁴ reported a case of bilateral staphylococcal bacterial keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bilateral infection after refractive surgery in an immunocompromised patient.

Report of a Case

A 55-year-old white man underwent bilateral simultaneous laser in situ keratomileusis by his referring physician for myopia of -5 diopters (D) OD and -3 D OS. His left eye had undergone radial keratotomy 10 years previously. He had a history of human immunodeficiency virus with no opportunistic infections, no acquired immunodeficiency syndrome–defining conditions, and a T-helper lymphocyte count of 0.30x10⁹/L (300 cells/mm³); the patient was on a regimen of protease inhibitors. The referring physician neither used a povidone-iodine (Betadine) preparation nor draped the eyelids. The laser hand controls . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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