title: Mushroom keratoplasty in pediatric patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the outcome of mushroom keratoplasty for the treatment of full thickness corneal disease in pediatric patients with healthy endothelium.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of pediatric patients who underwent mushroom keratoplasty. The medical records of pediatric patients suffering from full thickness corneal stromal disease with normal endothelium who underwent mushroom keratoplasty at our Institution were included. A two-piece donor graft consisting of a large anterior stromal lamella (9.0 mm in diameter and ±250 μm in thickness) and a small posterior lamella (5-6.5 mm in diameter) including deep stroma and endothelium, prepared with the aid of a microkeratome had been transplanted in all cases. Ophthalmic examination including slit lamp examination, best corrected visual acuity, and corneal topography was performed preoperatively and at each postoperative visit on all patients. The endothelial cells were assessed by specular microscopy in these patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six eyes of six patients (five males and one female) were included. The mean age was 9.3 years (range 5-15 years). Average follow-up was 17.8 months (range 9-48 months). There were no early or late complications recorded. All corneas were clear at the last follow up visit. Preoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was worse than 20/70 in all six eyes. Postoperatively, four eyes achieved BCVA of 20/40 or better. Endothelial cell loss (n eyes = 3 averaged 24% (range 19-31%). The mean endothelial cell loss was 24% (range 19-31%) among these patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Microkeratome assisted mushroom keratoplasty is a viable surgical option for pediatric eyes with full thickness corneal stromal disease and healthy endothelium. Mushroom keratoplasty combines the refractive advantage of a large penetrating keratoplasty with the survival advantage of a small penetrating keratoplasty. Furthermore, mushroom keratoplasty exhibits the mechanical advantage of a shaped keratoplasty.
authors: Villa Igea Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Forlì, Italy ; Fondazione Banca Degli Occhi, Venice, Italy.
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Busin
authors: Jacqueline
authors: J
authors: Beltz
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Scorcia
keywords: Mushroom keratoplasty; Pediatric keratoplasty; Shaped keratoplasty
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