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case_images: Slit-lamp visualization of both flap edges.
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case_images: At the immediate postoperative visit, the slit-lamp examination allowed the visualization of both flap edges (Figure 1).
case_images: Delimitation (black arrows) of the loose corneal tissue that was present in the nasal quadrant and evidenced after lifting the flap.
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case_images: Its extension could be also delimited at the slit lamp (Figure 2).
case_images: In the lower quadrant, the cut done primarily with the microkeratome opened up from inside after colliding with the new femtosecond flap, leading to an epithelial defect that was visualized with the OCT system.
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case_images: In the lower quadrant, the primary microkeratome cut opened up from inside after colliding with the new femtosecond flap, leading to an epithelial defect (Figure 3).
case_images: OCT image of both flaps in the temporal quadrant showing the abrupt end of the primary cut done with the mechanical microkeratome.
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case_images: In the temporal quadrant, both flaps were clearly positioned at different levels and the abrupt end of the primary mechanical cut was visible in the OCT analysis (Figure 4).