Table 1 Previous case reports of post-SMILE infectious keratitis

Chehaibou 2016⁴

39/M

Day 2

S. pneumoniae

OU: multiple white, at the cap

• Interface wash: povidone-iodine, vancomycin

• Fortified antibiotics drops: ticarcillin, gentamicin, and vancomycin

At 3-month

OD: CF 50 cm → 20/32

OS: HM → 20/25

Chan 2017³

18/F

Day 5

S. haemolyticus and warneri

OD: paracentral, anterior cap

• PACK-CXL

• Fortified antibiotics drops: vancomycin, gentamicin

At 2-week

OD: 20/50 → 20/20

Liu 2018⁷

21/F

Day 8

M. abscessus

OD: multiple, paracentral, within the cap

OS: temporal interface

• Interface wash: moxifloxacin

• Fortified antibiotics drops: imipenem, amikacin, moxifloxacin, clarithromycin

• Oral clarithromycin

At 4-month

OD: 20/32 → 20/32

OS: 20/132 → 20/50

Sachdev 2019⁸

20/F

Day 1

Aspergillus species

OD: focal, paracentral, involving the interface

• Interface wash: voriconazole

• Fortified antifungals drops: voriconazole and natamycin

At 3-month

OD: 20/45

Ganesh 2020⁵

42/F

Day 2

Staphylococcus

aureus

OS: superficial, mid-periphery

• PACK-CXL

• Interface wash: vancomycin, moxifloxacin

• Fortified antibiotics drops: vancomycin, cefotaxime

At 3-month

OS: 20/20