Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Transepithelial Phototherapeutic Keratectomy for Central Corneal Opacity in the Pediatric Population

Table 1

Optical coherence tomography-guided transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy for central corneal opacity in the pediatric population. Baseline characteristics and demographic features of the study population.

Preoperative characteristics and demographics ( eyes)	Means (standard deviations)
Age (years)	14.0 (3.0), range = 9 to 17
Gender	90% female and 10% male
Operative eye	60% right eye and 40% left eye
Underlying pathology for central corneal opacity	HSV keratitis: (40%)
	Contact lens-related bacterial keratitis: (20%)
	Contact lens-related fungal keratitis: (20%)
	Anterior corneal dystrophy: (20%)
Comorbidities	Congenital motor nystagmus: (20%)
	Mild amblyopia: (20%)
	Soft contact lens war: (40%)