Visual outcome after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in an 8-month-old with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy

被引：11

作者：

Lenhart, Phoebe D. ^{[1
]}

Evans, Centrael T. ^{[2
]}

Beck, Allen D. ^{[1
]}

Lee, W. Barry ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA

[2] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA

[3] Piedmont Hosp, Eye Consultants Atlanta, Atlanta, GA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF AAPOS | 2013年 / 17卷 / 06期

关键词：

CHILD;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.08.005

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) has rapidly become the standard of care for endothelial dysfunction of the cornea in adults. There are few reports of DSAEK in children and infants, mainly because most pediatric corneal opacities are full-thickness and therefore not amenable to lamellar procedures but also because of the unique difficulties of performing this procedure in the youngest patients. We report the case of an 8-month-old girl who underwent DSAEK for congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy. At 24 months' follow-up, her visual acuity was 20/40 in the operated eye. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an objective visual outcome in a child with DSAEK performed in infancy.

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页码：637 / 639

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