title: Intrastromal corneal ring segments for bilateral keratoconus in an 11-year-old boy.
abstract: We present the case of an 11-year-old boy who had bilateral implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments for progressive keratoconus and poor vision. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were seen, and 1 year postoperatively, the patient maintained good spectacle-corrected vision.
  
  
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  Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Singleton Hospital, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University, NHS Trust, Swansea, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mohammad I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muhtaseb
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D003990:Dibenzoxepins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D000069605:Olopatadine Hydrochloride; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003990:Dibenzoxepins; D000069605:Olopatadine Hydrochloride; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D011239:Prednisolone