The long term effects of unilateral corneal scars

Khalid F. Tabbara; Othman M. Al-Omar; Hisham F. El-Sheikh; Nariman Sharara

doi:10.1023/A:1002047913358

The long term effects of unilateral corneal scars

Khalid F. Tabbara, Othman M. Al-Omar, Hisham F. El-Sheikh, Nariman Sharara

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The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the long term effects of unilateral dense central corneal scars on the axial length and development of lens opacities. We included 12 patients with unilateral dense corneal scars of early onset before the age of seven years. This study served as naturally-controlled experiment and demonstrated a statistically significant increase in ocular axial length and decrease in the incidence of cataract in the eye with central corneal scar. Visual deprivation induced by unilateral central corneal scars occurring in early childhood leads to increase in the ocular axial length, and decrease in the incidence of cataract.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	267-272
Number of pages	6
Journal	Documenta Ophthalmologica: The Journal of Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision - The Official Journal of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision
Volume	98
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002047913358
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Axial length
Cataract
Corneal scar

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Ophthalmology

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The long term effects of unilateral corneal scars. / Tabbara, Khalid F.; Al-Omar, Othman M.; El-Sheikh, Hisham F. et al.
In: Documenta Ophthalmologica: The Journal of Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision - The Official Journal of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision, Vol. 98, No. 3, 1999, p. 267-272.

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