What's epethelial ingrowth after lasik surgery and what are the stages?

EPITHELIAL CELLS

epithelial ingrowth is a rare complication after lasik surgry when the epithelium go beyond the flap.

Epithelial ingrowth after LASIK is an epithelial cells invade the space between the corneal flap and stromal bed.

Grade 1: thin ingrowth, 1-2 cells limited to within 2 mm of flap edge, with transparent flap.

Grade 2 :thicker ingrowth, cells are at least 2 mm from flap edge, individual easily seen on slit lamp

Grade 3 :ronounced ingrowth, several cells thick, greater than 2 mm from flap edge,

epithelial ingrowth is a rare complication after lasik surgry when the epithelium go beyond the flap.

stages:

stage 1 translucent small less than 2 mm from limbus

stage 2 translucent more than 2 mm from limbus 

stage 3 opaque more than 2 mm from limbus