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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Refract Surg. 2016 Feb;32(2):136–137. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20151229-01

Figure A.

Figure A

Slit-lamp findings of the patient with epithelial ingrowth. (A) At presentation, fluorescein stain at the 4-o’clock position suggests mild flap lift along with obvious epithelial defect over flap. (B) A few days later, white infiltrate in the interface is consistent with epithelial ingrowth and overlying flap melt. (C) The flap was lifted, epithelial cells scraped, and two 10-0 nylon sutures placed; corneal haze was noted in stroma under flap but no epithelial cells remained in the interface. (D) Two months after flap lift/scrape/suture and 1 month after removal of sutures, the patient presented with flap contracture as evident by macrostriae on examination and haze underneath flap. Cornea (E) 6 months and (F) 3 years after flap amputation.