Photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin-C for the combined treatment of myopia and subepithelial infiltrates after epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

PURPOSE: To report the use of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with mitomycin-C (MMC) to treat concomitant myopia and visually significant infiltrates associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC).

SETTING

Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Nassau University, Long Island, New York, USA.

DESIGN

Interventional case series.

METHODS

Consecutive patients with myopia and recalcitrant subepithelial infiltrates after EKC were treated with custom wavefront PRK (Visx S4 IR) and MMC with a target of emmetropia in all cases.

RESULTS

The study evaluated 6 eyes of 3 patients. One year after treatment, all eyes attained an uncorrected distance visual acuity of 20/20 or better. There was no recurrence of infiltrates within the ablation zone in any eye.

CONCLUSION

The use of topical MMC in conjunction with PRK to treat subepithelial infiltrates due to EKC provided good visual and refractive results.