Photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin-C for the treatment of compound moderate myopia with astigmatism in buccal pemphigus vulgaris

We report a case of controlled buccal pemphigus vulgaris with compound moderate myopia with astigmatism that was treated with photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin-C (PRK+MMC) in both eyes. The preoperative manifest refraction was −6.50 sphere and −5.5 −0.75 × 20 in the right eye and left eye, respectively, with a best corrected visual acuity of 10/10 in both eyes. Seven months after surgery, the uncorrected visual acuity was 10/10 in both eyes. The manifest refraction was 0.75 sphere and 0.50 −0.75 × 120 in the right eye and left eye, respectively. Haze was not detected in the follow-up examinations. Reepithelialization was complete 5 days after surgery in both eyes. The results show that PRK+MMC for compound moderate myopia with astigmatism in a patient with controlled pemphigus vulgaris may be an effective and safe treatment.