Management of Congenital Aniridia-Associated Keratopathy: Long-Term Outcomes from a Tertiary Referral Center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the outcomes of medical and surgical management for congenital aniridia-associated keratopathy (AAK) over a long-term follow-up period.

Design

Retrospective, comparative case series.

Methods

Medical records of patients diagnosed with congenital aniridia were retrospectively reviewed. Age, sex, ethnicity, follow-up time, AAK stage, noncorneal abnormalities, ocular surgeries, and complications were recorded. The visual acuity equivalent (VAE), approximate Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (appETDRS) letter score, was calculated using recorded Snellen visual acuities.

Results

A total of 92 eyes of 47 patients (31 females) with mean age of 48.0 ± 18.0 years and mean follow-up of 78.6 ± 42.2 months were included. At the initial visit, 12 e

SUBMITTER: Yazdanpanah G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6964251 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature