Abstract
Purpose: To report a patient who recovered clinically from fungal keratitis underwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) successfully to correct bilateral myopia and to remove concomitant corneal scar in the right eye 15 months after anti-fungal treatment. Method: A 30-year-old man with a history of contact lens wearing had fungal keratitis (Fusarium solani ) in the right eye. The keratitis was treated by topical anti-fungal treatment for two months with resultant stromal scar. Later PRK was performed in both eyes after 15 months. Result: The patient underwent a smooth procedure of PRK in both eyes. No complications were observed intraoperatively. Four years after PRK, the right cornea remained both transparent and sterile, with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/20. Conclusion: PRK surgery can be conducted in patients with cured fungal keratitis to both remove the corneal scar and to correct the refractive error simultaneously without recurrence of fungal keratitis.
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