Another small side effect of the blade free LASIK surgery, or Intralase, is the increased chance of having a hemorrhage in the eye. It sounds much worse than it is.
Because of the time needed (up to a minute) for the suction ring to be placed on the eye to create the eye flap during the Intralase procedure, there is an increased risk of bleeding. This bleeding is referred to as a hemorrhage.
a bilateral submacular hemorrhage after LASIK surgery in an extreme myo pic patient. A 31-year-old man underwent bilateral surgery for correction of -16.75+0.75270° and -16.50+0.50255°.
One day after surgery the patient's uncorrected visual acuity was in the 20/50 range OU and by 17 days after surgery his visual acuity had declined to 20/200 range. Fundus examination showed multifocal subretinal macular and posterior pole hemorrhages. Fluorescein angiography showed some macular lesions compatible with lacquer cracks.
Preoperative and postoperative fundus examination is important to detect this phenomenon. Patients should be informed of this rare complication
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