Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: A 15-year-old girl with MLS was admitted with severe corneal opacity. We performed DALK on her left eye for visual rehabilitation. Big-bubble technique was used to perform lamellar separation. RESULTS: Corneal graft was clear 24 months after surgery. Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity of left eye was 20/25 with the correction of +0.75/-0.50 diopters × 170. At the last follow-up, in vivo confocal microscopy revealed mild haze in the posterior stroma at the graft interface level. Endothelial cell count was 2473.4 cells per square millimeter using a noncontact specular microscope. CONCLUSIONS: Given systemic problems in patients with MLS and less postoperative complications of DALK in comparison with penetrating keratoplasty, it seems DALK is the better choice for these patients.
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Authors | Mohsen Rahmati-Kamel, Mohammadali Javadi, Ahmad Shojaei, Medi Eslani, Farid Karimian |
Journal | Cornea
(Cornea)
Vol. 29
Issue 12
Pg. 1459-61
(Dec 2010)
ISSN: 1536-4798 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20856106
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Cell Count
- Corneal Diseases
(pathology, surgery)
- Corneal Transplantation
- Endothelium, Corneal
(pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Mucopolysaccharidosis VI
(pathology, surgery)
- Vision Disorders
(rehabilitation)
- Visual Acuity
(physiology)
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