Bilateral posterior lamellar corneal transplant surgery in an infant of 17 weeks old: Surgical challenges and the added value of intraoperative optical coherence tomography

Marc B Muijzer, Hester Y Kroes, Peter M van Hasselt, Robert P L Wisse

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Abstract

This study aimed to describe the surgical challenges, management, and value of intraoperative optical coherence tomography in a case of a bilateral Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty corneal transplantation at 17 weeks of age for the treatment of severe posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy resulting from a de novo mutation of the OVOL2-gene.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere05637
Pages (from-to)1-6
JournalClinical case reports
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
  • intraoperative optical coherence tomography
  • juvenile corneal transplant
  • OVOL2 gene
  • posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy

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