Confocal assessment of the corneal response to intracorneal lens insertion and laser in situ keratomileusis with flap creation using IntraLase

Abstract

Both LASIK with IntraLase and ICL insertion following IntraLase induced keratocyte activation, which may underlie clinical observations of haze in some patients. Intracorneal lens implant also induced thinning of the overlying corneal epithelium.