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Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in a child
- Source :
- Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 12:314-316
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2008.
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Abstract
- We present the case of a 9-year-old patient with corneal decompensation that was treated with Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and followed for 18 months. Although the procedure has been used successfully in adult populations, to our knowledge, this is the first report of DSAEK with long-term follow-up in a child. The outcome suggests that endothelial keratoplasty may be a good alternative to penetrating keratoplasty in children. Endothelial keratoplasty is a new form of corneal transplantation that promises faster visual recovery compared with penetrating keratoplasty. With endothelial keratoplasty, the corneal architecture is preserved; therefore, large spherical and astigmatic errors are not induced, and stable refraction is achieved earlier in the course of therapy.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
Corneal Decompensation
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Endothelium, Corneal
Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
eye diseases
Corneal Diseases
Surgery
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
Humans
Child
business
Descemet Membrane
Keratoplasty, Penetrating
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Corneal transplantation
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10918531
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....01eeebcc3e314765d39e7f9308063b6b