Publications by authors named "L Pedro-Aguilar"
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- Sclerocorneal grafts, or sclerokeratoplasty, are performed in cases involving serious damage to corneal and scleral tissues, and this study reviews their outcomes in severely diseased eyes.
- The analysis included 40 patients with a mean follow-up of about 21 months, revealing that complications occurred in 67.5% of cases, with persistent epithelial defects and ocular hypertension being the most common.
- Despite the risks, the procedure successfully preserved vision in 72.5% of eyes and maintained ocular integrity in 85%, indicating its potential as a valuable option for certain eye conditions.
Background: Keratoplasty in the pediatric population has been considered a high-risk procedure.
Objective: To know the demographic data of patients younger than 18 years treated with optical keratoplasty, indications for surgery and its results.
Material And Methods: A retrospective study was carried out at Conde de Valenciana Ophthalmology Institute, in which the medical records of patients younger than 18 years treated with optical keratoplasty from 2009 to 2019 were analyzed.
Keratoconus (KC) shows several distinctive features in clinical appearance, disease progression, and treatment in children compared with adults. Therefore, diagnostic, clinical care, and therapeutic approaches are different. However, pediatric keratoconus is often undiagnosed and thus untreated in many cases.
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