Intrastromal corneal ring segments for bilateral keratoconus in an 11-year-old boy

We present the case of an 11-year-old boy who had bilateral implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments for progressive keratoconus and poor vision. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were seen, and 1 year postoperatively, the patient maintained good spectacle-corrected vision....

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Published inJournal of cataract and refractive surgery Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 201 - 205
Main Authors Khan, Mohammad I., MRCOphth, Muhtaseb, Mohammed, FRCOphth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2011
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Conjunctivitis, Allergic - complications
Conjunctivitis, Allergic - drug therapy
Corneal Stroma - physiopathology
Corneal Stroma - surgery
Corneal Topography
Dibenzoxepins - therapeutic use
Diseases of cornea, anterior segment and sclera
Drug Therapy, Combination
Functional Laterality
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Keratoconus - physiopathology
Keratoconus - surgery
Male
Medical sciences
Olopatadine Hydrochloride
Ophthalmology
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Postoperative Complications
Prednisolone - therapeutic use
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis Implantation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the eye and orbit
Visual Acuity - physiology
Human
Cornea
Stroma
Bilateral
Keratopathy
Eye disease
Treatment
Keratoconus
Ring
Surgery
Ophthalmology
Child
Anterior segment disease
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Summary:We present the case of an 11-year-old boy who had bilateral implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments for progressive keratoconus and poor vision. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were seen, and 1 year postoperatively, the patient maintained good spectacle-corrected vision. Financial Disclosure Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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ISSN:0886-3350
1873-4502
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.10.023