Distribution of pediatric keratoconus by different age and gender groups [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 PurposeTo evaluate the distribution of pediatric keratoconus patients and the disease severity based on different age and gender groups in China.Materials and methodsA total of 446 keratoconus eyes in 266 pediatric patients from January 2019 to January ...
Kaili Yang +9 more
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Pediatric keratoconus - Current perspectives and clinical challenges [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal disease characterized by progressive stromal thinning, irregular astigmatism, and defective vision. It can be unilateral or bilateral with asymmetric presentation. It starts at puberty and either progresses rapidly to an
Venugopal Anitha +5 more
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Management Outcomes in Pediatric Keratoconus: Childhood Keratoconus Study [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Introduction. The Global Delphi Panel of Keratoconus (KC) and Ectatic Diseases formulated management guidelines for KC in 2015. The aim of this study was to evaluate management outcomes in pediatric KC. Materials and Methods.
Yogita Gupta +7 more
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Temporal keratoconus in a pediatric patient
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To report a pediatric patient with bilateral temporal keratoconus. Observations: A 14-year-old male presented with a two-year history of progressively worsening visual acuity in both eyes and suspicion for undiagnosed amblyopia in the right eye.
Lyvia J. Zhang +2 more
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Clinical Outcomes of Accelerated Corneal Cross-Linking for Pediatric Keratoconus [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Aim. To assess the efficacy and safety of accelerated corneal cross-linking in the treatment of pediatric keratoconus. Method. In this retrospective case series, 29 eyes of 20 pediatric patients with keratoconus underwent accelerated corneal cross ...
Abdelrahman Salman +5 more
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Corneal Cross-Linking for Pediatric Keratoconus [PDF]
DiagnosticsAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate corneal cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus in pediatric patients. Materials and methods: After keratometric qualification according to the Amsler–Krumeich system, corneal collagen cross-linking was performed ...
Bogumiła Wójcik-Niklewska +2 more
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Natural history and predictors for progression in pediatric keratoconus [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 We studied the demographic and clinical predictors associated with keratoconus progression in a pediatric population. Retrospective cohort study. We evaluated 305 eyes without previous surgeries from 168 patients, 9 to
Rosalia Antunes-Foschini +7 more
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Evaluation of parameters for early detection of pediatric keratoconus [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Keratoconus in children is often more severe and rapidly progressive compared to adults. While Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam) improves screening, there are no established pediatric guidelines.
Sharon H. Zhao +6 more
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Comparison of Efficacy and Safety Between Standard, Accelerated Epithelium-Off and Transepithelial Corneal Collagen Crosslinking in Pediatric Keratoconus: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 PurposeThe purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy of standard epithelium-off CXL (SCXL), accelerated epithelium-off CXL (ACXL), and transepithelial crosslinking CXL (TECXL) for pediatric keratoconus.MethodsA literature search on the efficacy of ...
Yuanjun Li +19 more
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Optimal management of pediatric keratoconus: challenges and solutions [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2019 Andrew Olivo-Payne,1 Alexandra Abdala-Figuerola,2 Erick Hernandez-Bogantes,3 Lucero Pedro-Aguilar,4 Elsie Chan,5 Daniel Godefrooij61Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department, Instituto De Oftalmología Fundación Conde De Valenciana, Mexico ...
Olivo-Payne A +5 more
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