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    Key Steps in Repair of Traumatic LASIK Flap Dehiscence

    By Fiona Jazayeri, MBBS; Philip Alexander, MBBS
    AAO 2014
    Refractive Mgmt/Intervention

    This video shows the key steps in repositioning of a folded LASIK flap following trauma while minimizing the possible complications of epithelial down growth and LASIK flap folds:

    1. Identify the folded edge of the LASIK flap.
    2. Remove the visible epithelium from the flap edge.
    3. Remove the epithelium from the stromal bed interface.
    4. Apply 20% alcohol to the stromal bed followed by irrigation with balanced salt solution.
    5. Stretch and reposition the flap, taking care to minimize any folds.