DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-19950501-15 ISSN: 1081-597X

Nocardial Keratitis Following Myopic Keratomileusis

Ednei G. Nascimento, Mário J. Carvalho, Denise de Freitas, Mauro Campos
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Purpose/Methods:

Interface opacities were detected in a patient who underwent uncomplicated myopic keratomileusis.

Results and Discussion:

Nocardia asteroides keratitis was confirmed by microbiologic work-up and guided the correct treatment. The eye recovered 20/60 spectacle-corrected visual acuity and had a residual stromal scar. [ J Refract Surg . 1995;11:210–211.]

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