Pediatric keratoconus-Current perspectives and clinical challenges

V Anitha, M Vanathi, A Raghavan… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal disease characterized by progressive stromal thinning,
irregular astigmatism, and defective vision. It can be unilateral or bilateral with asymmetric …

Keratoconus in children: a literature review

L Buzzonetti, D Bohringer, P Liskova, S Lang… - Cornea, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This review discusses the main aspects of pediatric keratoconus (KC) based on
the current evidence to propose a guideline for helping early diagnosis and improving …

Update on pediatric corneal diseases and keratoplasty

M Vanathi, N Raj, R Kusumesh, N Aron, N Gupta… - Survey of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Managing pediatric corneal disorders is challenging as the prognosis of pediatric
keratoplasty depends on several factors. Advancements in the genetic basis of congenital …

Penetrating keratoplasty versus deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in children and adolescents with keratoconus

S Feizi, MA Javadi, F Karimian, M Abolhosseini… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare the outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and deep anterior
lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for pediatric keratoconus. Design Retrospective comparative …

Pediatric corneal transplants

D Trief, MC Marquezan, CJ Rapuano… - Current Opinion in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
As our knowledge of prognostic indicators and surgical techniques continues to grow, we
can offer children safer and more targeted surgeries for some of the most challenging …

The outcomes of primary pediatric keratoplasty in Singapore

JR Low, A Anshu, ACS Tan, HM Htoon… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the long-term corneal graft survival and risk factors for graft failure in
pediatric eyes. Design Retrospective, interventional consecutive case series. Methods …

Pediatric keratoconus

Y Gupta, C Devi, K Priyadarshini, S Mandal… - Survey of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Keratoconus is a common pediatric corneal disease, leading to vision impairment and
amblyopia. Compared to its adult counterpart, pediatric keratoconus has an advanced …

Lamellar keratoplasty in children

N Sharma, R Agarwal, V Jhanji, S Bhaskar… - Survey of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lamellar keratoplasty procedures have gained momentum in the field of corneal
transplantation because of their inherent advantages over full-thickness penetrating …

The challenging management of pediatric corneal transplantation: an overview of surgical and clinical experiences

A Di Zazzo, S Bonini, S Crugliano… - Japanese journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Pediatric keratoplasty is an immense challenge because of the technical
complexity of the procedure and the high risk of rejection in young graft recipients. Our aim is …

Avoiding big bubble complications: outcomes of layer-by-layer deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in children

U Elbaz, C Kirwan, C Shen, A Ali - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 - bjo.bmj.com
Background/aims To describe the visual and clinical outcomes of manual layer-by-layer
deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in a paediatric population. Methods The charts of …