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Keratitis after refractive surgery is relatively uncommon but a potentially sight-threatening complication. Its incidence may vary widely from 0 to 1.5 % [1]. Surveys reveal the incidence of keratitis as 2.5 times more common with photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) than with a keratome, six times more common with PRK than with the femtosecond laser, and 2.4 times more common with a keratome than with the femtosecond laser [2]. Literature show noninfectious keratitis occurs more frequently than infectious keratitis [3]. It is important to identify infection early as the line of management differs significantly between these two clinical entities.
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Pineda, R., Frangie, J.P., Medhi, J. (2015). Staphylococcal Hypersensitivity Keratitis Following Femtosecond LASIK. In: Alió, J., Azar, D., Abbouda, A., Aswad, A. (eds) Difficult and Complicated Cases in Refractive Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55238-0_34
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