ABSTRACT
Laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK), is a modified photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) technique that is based on the detachment of an epithelial flap after the application of an alcohol solution. The flap is repositioned after laser ablation (1). In LASEK, there may be a slight learning curve as in PRK or laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). In our experience, most of the complications occurred in the initial 30 cases. Alcohol leakage during the surgery was the most common complication in the beginning. With experience, making the epithelial flap was relatively not so difficult after several cases. LASEK does not have the serious complications associated with LASIK because a stromal flap is not created.
