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Corneal ectatic disorders, such as keratoconus, progressively weaken corneal integrity, leading to thinning, irregular astigmatism and visual deterioration.1 Typically progressive in nature, these ectasias result in increasingly thinner corneas, causing the cornea to protrude forward into a cone shape. This leads to increasing amounts of myopia and astigmatism – both regular and irregular – as the disease […]

Gerald Zaidman, SOE 2019 – Updates in paediatric keratoplasty 

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Published Online: Jun 20th 2019

Gerald Zaidman discusses the challenges of paediatric keratoplasty and optimising outcomes with surgical techniques.

Questions:
1. What are the most common indications for paediatric keratoplasty? (0:04)
2. What are the most challenging aspects of treating corneal diseases in children? (0:40)
3. In what paediatric patients would you consider deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty surgery as opposed to conventional penetrating keratoplasty? (1:34)
4. What surgical techniques can optimise outcomes in paediatric keratoplasty? (2:08)
5. What are the optimal methods of postoperative management of paediatric patients? (2:49)

Filmed in partnership with the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) at the SOE 2019 meeting in Nice, France.

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