Posters

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in children

Poster Details

First Author: N.Planas Domènech SPAIN

Co Author(s):    N. Barnils Garcia   E. Jurado Gonzalez                 

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To report our experience in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in children

Setting:

Hospital Sant Joan de Déu is a tertiary pediatric hospital located in Barcelona (Spain), which aims to provide integral care for children. It services patients of pediatric age from the surrounding Barcelona area and complex cases referred from the rest of Spain. The ophthalmology service is divided into subspecialities

Methods:

Retrospective study of pediatric patients less than 18 years of age undergoing DALK from September 2012 to November 2014 was undertaken. DALK was attempted in 6 children (6 eyes). Main outcome measure: visual outcome and complications

Results:

Six eyes of six children (mean age 13.33 years) underwent DALK for keratoconus(2 cases), microbial keratitis (2), amiloidosis (1) and corneal scar (1). Big bubble was achieved in 2 eyes, while manual dissection was done in 4. No surgical complications. All the patients (follow-up between 2 months and 2 years) were evaluated for visual outcomes that varied from less 20/200 to 20/32 (mean cylinder -3.2 diopters). Complications were postoperative ocular hypertension (2) and opacity in peripheral interface between graft and receptor (1). All of them were treated with topical immunosuppresssion, only two received systemic immunosuppression. No cases of graft rejection

Conclusions:

DALK is a feasible option in children with stromal corneal pathology. It is more technically challenging but offers advantages: less intraoperative complications and lower risk of graft rejection, even without the use of systemic immunosuppression

Financial Disclosure:

NONE