Pediatric corneal transplantation: techniques, challenges, and outcomes.

Pediatric corneal transplant is a highly demanding and technically challenging procedure for the cornea surgeon in today's era. These cases pose unique challenges in clinical and surgical management. The indications of pediatric corneal transplant can be therapeutic, tectonic, optical, and cosmetic....

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Publicado en:Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology pp. 1 - 26
Autores principales: Gurnani, Bharat, Kaur, Kirandeep, Chaudhary, Sameer, Kaur, Ruminder Preet, Nayak, Swatishree, Mishra, Deepak, Balakrishnan, Harinikrishna, Parkash, Rohit Om, Morya, Arvind Kumar, Porwal, Amit
Formato: pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 3/25/2024
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          Gurnani, Bharat
          Kaur, Kirandeep
          Chaudhary, Sameer
          Kaur, Ruminder Preet
          Nayak, Swatishree
          Mishra, Deepak
          Balakrishnan, Harinikrishna
          Parkash, Rohit Om
          Morya, Arvind Kumar
          Porwal, Amit
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          Corneal Transplantation Methods
          Treatment Outcomes
          Vision Disorders Therapy
          Pediatrics
          Child
          Pediatric Care
          Graft Rejection
          Allografts
          Recovery
          Visual Perception
          Rehabilitation of Persons with Vision Loss
          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: Pediatric corneal transplant is a highly demanding and technically challenging procedure for the cornea surgeon in today's era. These cases pose unique challenges in clinical and surgical management. The indications of pediatric corneal transplant can be therapeutic, tectonic, optical, and cosmetic. Pediatric patients undergoing corneal transplants are at a high risk of graft infection, failure, rejection, dehiscence, and amblyopia due to young age, robust immune system, increased incidence of trauma, and compliance issues. The other factors contributing to graft failure can be allograft rejection, secondary glaucoma, corneal vascularization, multiple surgeries, vitreous prolapse, and lack of treatment compliance. A successful corneal transplant in children depends on meticulous preoperative evaluation, uneventful surgery, the expertise of a corneal surgeon, and regular and timely postoperative follow-up. Therapeutic and optical penetrating keratoplasty are the most commonly performed transplants in children. However, with the advancements in surgical technique and management protocol, the current focus has shifted toward lamellar keratoplasty. Lamellar keratoplasty offers early visual recovery and potentially fewer complications. Visual rehabilitation through corneal transplant in otherwise blind eyes can be a boon for the children. Recently, keratoprostheses have been promising in children with multiple graft failures. The current review gives insights into epidemiology, etiology, indications, clinical characteristics, investigations, management options, recent advances, and the future of pediatric corneal transplants. As surgical techniques continue to grow and comprehension of pediatric corneal transplants is improving, we can safeguard these eyes with the best possible anatomical and functional outcomes.
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