Eye Rubbing and Transient Corneal Ectasia Detected by Topography in a Pediatric Patient
We report on a 13-year-old girl undergoing changes in the refraction of her OS associated with eye rubbing. Corneal topography showed a corneal deformation in OS, classified as stage 1 keratoconus according to the Krumeich classification. A significant reduction in eye rubbing led to a normal cornea...
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Published in | Cornea Vol. 40; no. 2; p. 251 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.02.2021
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Summary: | We report on a 13-year-old girl undergoing changes in the refraction of her OS associated with eye rubbing. Corneal topography showed a corneal deformation in OS, classified as stage 1 keratoconus according to the Krumeich classification. A significant reduction in eye rubbing led to a normal corneal shape at the 1-year follow-up. Transient and fully reversible corneal ectasia can be caused by eye rubbing in pediatric age. This may have implications when counseling very young patients with eye rubbing. |
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ISSN: | 1536-4798 |
DOI: | 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002497 |