PURPOSE: To report two different cases of sterile, @entity1897 following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS: A report of two cases (two eyes of two @entity1 ). RESULTS: In two @entity1 , peripheral infiltrates appeared 1 day after LASIK. One @entity1 had a history of @entity309 and both had peripheral corneal changes that may have represented prior inflammatory events. The presentations were quite different, with one occurring in association with an epithelial defect at the edge of the flap and the other occurring without an epithelial defect peripheral to the microkeratome cut. In the second case a similar infiltrate showed up in the unoperated fellow eye. Both @entity1 were treated with aggressive antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy. Both @entity1 recovered well with no loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. CONCLUSION: @entity1897 can occur in @entity1 following LASIK; preoperative evidence of previous @entity32 may be a marker for @entity1 at higher risk. @entity309 @entity1 may be at increased risk for this complication. With careful and aggressive management excellent visual outcomes are still possible.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1897 :: ('MESH:D010523', 'Disease') :: ['Peripheral keratitis', 'peripheral keratitis'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity309 :: ('MESH:D001172', 'Disease') :: ['rheumatoid arthritis', 'Rheumatoid arthritis']
@entity1897 :: (MESH:D010523,Disease) :: ['Peripheral keratitis']
