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 …

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 …

Survival of primary penetrating keratoplasty in children

R Karadag, TCY Chan, AA Azari, PK Nagra… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To review the indications and outcomes of children undergoing primary penetrating
keratoplasty and identify prognostic factors for graft survival. Design Retrospective …

Causes of congenital corneal opacities and their management in a tertiary care center

R Karadag, CJ Rapuano, KM Hammersmith… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Purpose: To evaluate causes and management of congenital corneal opacities (CCO)
diagnosed in a tertiary care eye center and to compare the data with a previous study at the …

Long-term visual outcomes and clinical course of patients with Peters anomaly

U Elbaz, H Strungaru, K Mireskandari, D Stephens… - Cornea, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To present long-term clinical and visual outcomes of patients with Peters anomaly.
Methods: The charts of all patients diagnosed with Peters anomaly from January 2000 to …

Indications and outcomes of keratoplasties in children during a 40‐year period

A Majander, TT Kivelä, K Krootila - Acta ophthalmologica, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To report the indications and the outcomes of keratoplasties in children over four
decades. Methods A retrospective cohort study of patients aged 16 years or younger who …

Primary pediatric keratoplasty: etiology, graft survival, and visual outcome

MEX dos Santos Araújo, NC Santos… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Interventional study to evaluate the etiology, visual outcome and survival of corneal
transplantation in children and to identify the risk factors associated with graft failure. Design …

Visual outcomes and prognostic factors of successful penetrating keratoplasty in 0-to 7-year-old children with congenital corneal opacities

Q Lin, W Shi, S Miao, Y Zhang, L Li, Z Pan - Cornea, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine the visual acuity and prognostic factors after successful penetrating
keratoplasty (PK) in 0 to 7-year-old children with congenital corneal opacities. Methods …

Clinical features and outcome of corneal opacity associated with congenital glaucoma

YJ Kim, JW Jeoung, MK Kim, KH Park, YS Yu… - BMC ophthalmology, 2018 - Springer
Background To investigate the clinical features of corneal opacity and the surgical outcome
of penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in eyes with congenital glaucoma. Methods A retrospective …

Indications and outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty in infants and children of Beijing, China

Y Zhang, Y Liu, Q Liang, S Miao, Q Lin, J Zhang, Z Pan… - Cornea, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To retrospectively investigate the indications and outcomes of pediatric penetrating
keratoplasty (PKP) and to explore factors that affect graft survival. Methods: Patients who …