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Review
. 2024 Jul 24;13(15):4311.
doi: 10.3390/jcm13154311.

Refractive Surgery in Myopic Children

Beata Urban  1 , Alina Bakunowicz-Łazarczyk  1
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Review

Refractive Surgery in Myopic Children

Beata Urban et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

In this paper, we summarize the current knowledge on refractive surgery performed in the myopic pediatric population. We describe the main concerns about refractive surgery in myopic children and the indications for refractive surgery in this age group. We present a range of surgical procedures that are being used for the management of unilateral/bilateral myopia in children: corneal refractive surgery (PRK, LASEK, LASIK, FS-LASIK and SMILE) and intraocular refractive surgery (phakic intraocular lens implantation, refractive lens exchange or clear lens extraction), with both their advantages and drawbacks. We also describe the various complications and measures to prevent them.

Keywords: children; corneal refractive surgery; intraocular refractive surgery; myopia.

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The authors declar e no conflict of interest.

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