CVNet - Query on PRK

CVNet (cvnet@skivs.ski.org)
Tue, 11 Jun 96 00:41:28 PDT

Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:01:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: mredford@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu (Lisa Redford)
Subject: RE: PRK and autoimmune diseases
To: cvnet@skivs.ski.org

Apparently, photorefractivekeratecomies are more risky to preform on
patients with autoimmune diseases. Could anyone tell me what the specific
risks might be to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who has been taking
prednisone for 25 years (5 mg) and plaquenil for 4 years (200 mg).