What is the best treatment for recurrent extensive epithelial ingrowth?
• Pictured here is a patient who has undergone surgery for recurrent extensive epithelial. The cells were meticulously removed from the stromal bed and stitched with 10-0 nylon sutures. Extensive recurrent epithelial ingrowth has been almost eliminated with thin-flap SBK laser vision correction. We’ve found that epithelial ingrowth can be resolved with ND-YAG spot application to epithelial ingrowth areas requiring one or two treatment sessions. Treatment of epithelial ingrowth with the ND-YAG laser has produced dramatic improvement in vision in a patient that we performed flap surgery 16 years ago. In 2009, the vision was improved to the point where they were a candidate for surface treatment with the Wavelight laser and possibly can function without bifocals. This patient had almost given up hope about return of her eyesight, but now knows that technology advancements allow us to improve on past surgical patients. Our preferred practice pattern at the Shealy Eye Laser Center is to tre
