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Table 3 Post-operative complications

From: Wavefront-optimized surface retreatments of refractive error following previous laser refractive surgery: a retrospective study

Post-op complications

1 M

(n = 115)

3 M

(n = 76)

6 M

(n = 37)

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

None

79

68.7

53

69.7

35

94.6

Dry eye

16

13.9

16

21.1

2

5.4

Corneal haze (trace)

10

8.7

4

5.3

0

0.0

Corneal haze (1+)

3

2.6

2

2.6

0

0.0

Corneal haze (2+ or >)

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Corneal scar

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Residual astigmatism

6

5.2

2

2.6

0

0.0

Induced astigmatism

6

5.2

1

1.3

0

0.0

Undercorrected

3

2.6

3

3.9

2

5.4

Overcorrected

11

9.6

1

1.3

1

2.7

Regression

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Corneal abrasion

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Delayed epithelial healing

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Recurrent corneal erosion

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Steroid responder

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Corneal infiltrate

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Other

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0