Three-year follow-up in advanced pediatric keratoconus: thin corneas may not have pachymetry properly assessed after crosslinking [PDF]
AIM: To analyze the crosslinking (CXL) effects in pediatric keratoconus, and to identify the patients’ corneal characteristics whose pachymetry could not be adequately evaluated by Scheimpflug method after procedure.
Rosalia Antunes-Foschini +1 more
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Prevalence of Subclinical Keratoconus Among Pediatric Egyptian Population with Astigmatism
Mohamed Karim Sidky, Dina Hosameldin Hassanein, Sherif A Eissa, Yehia M Salah, Nancy M Lotfy Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Mohamed Karim SidkyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of ...
Sidky MK +4 more
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One-year follow-up of accelerated transepithelial corneal collagen cross-linking for progressive pediatric keratoconus [PDF]
Background Keratoconus typically presents in the teenage years and is more advanced in younger patients when compared with adults. In the present study, we aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of accelerated transepithelial corneal collagen cross ...
Mi Tian +5 more
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Background: Keratoconus (KC) occurs at puberty but diagnosis is focused on adults. The early diagnosis of pediatric KC can prevent its progression and improve the quality of life of patients.
Shengwei Ren +6 more
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Bilateral simultaneous accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking in pediatric keratoconus: 24-month follow-up results [PDF]
Purpose: To study the long-term clinical outcome of the bilateral simultaneous accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking (ACXL) procedure in progressive keratoconus in the pediatric population at 24-month follow-up.
Devansh Virdi +3 more
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Prevention and treatment of the refractive amblyopia in pediatric keratoconus
Introduction: The diagnosis and management of pediatric keratoconus, establishes a challenge because of the subclinics presentations in initial periods and the specialized ophthalmological attention need to avoid complications as the refractive amblyopia.
Karyna Castro Cárdenas +6 more
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Whole-Exome Sequencing of 24 Spanish Families: Candidate Genes for Non-Syndromic Pediatric Keratoconus [PDF]
Ana Boto-de-los-Bueis +2 more
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Safety and Efficacy of Corneal Cross-Linking in Children with Keratoconus
Background: Keratoconus is categorized by advanced corneal protrusion and thinning, important to uneven impairment and astigmatism in ophthalmic purpose, secondary to alter in the arrangement and association of collagen. Objective: This study intended to
Saeed S. Alqahtani
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Aims: This study aimed to investigate the corneal biomechanical changes and topographic outcomes of accelerated transepithelial corneal cross-linking (ATE-CXL) in pediatric progressive keratoconus.Methods: In this prospective longitudinal study, 31 eyes ...
Weijun Jian +20 more
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Management of pediatric keratoconus - Evolving role of corneal collagen cross-linking: An update
Pediatric keratoconus demonstrates several distinctive management issues in comparison with adult keratoconus with respect to under-diagnosis, poor compliance and modifications in treatment patterns.
Vardhaman P Kankariya +3 more
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