Outcome of a penetrating keratoplasty in a 3-month-old child with sclerocornea

Sclerocornea is a rare congenital anomaly with clouding of the peripheral cornea that possibly extends up to the center of the cornea. Characteristically, a clear distinction (limbus) between sclera and cornea is lacking. Early surgical treatment is essential for preventing amblyopia, but penetratin...

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Published in:	GMS Ophthalmology Cases
Main Authors:	Pohlmann, Dominika, Rossel, Mirjam, Salchow, Daniel J., Bertelmann, Eckart
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2020-08-01
Subjects:	congenital corneal opacity graft survival pediatric keratoplasty sclerocornea
Online Access:	http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2020-10/oc000162.shtml