Kristina Fahnehjelm

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About me

My name is Kristina Teär Fahnehjelm and I am a paediatric ophthalmologist at
St Erik Eye Hospital in Stockholm. I am also Adjunct Professor of
Ophthalmology at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska
Institutet.
Marianne Bernadottes Price Pediatric Ophthalmology 2020
1985 Graduation Medical School Karolinska Institutet (KI) Stockholm
1985-1987 Internship (AT) Bollnäs/Södertälje/Salem
1987 Legitimerad läkare
1987-1993 Re*s*idency in Ophthalmology
1993 Specialist in Ophthalmology including specialist examination.
2003 PhD. Thesis “Posterior ocular malformations in children. Teratological
aspects” KI.
2009 Appointed Associate Professor KI, Department of Clinical Neuroscience.
2011-2013 European Leadership Development Programme
2015 Adjunct Professor Gothenburg University
2018 Adjunt Lecturer KI
2020 Adjunct Lecturer KI

Research

Main research areas are children with ocular malformations mainly optic disc
hypoplasia and optic disc coloboma and microphthalmia/anophthalmia. Also
children with inheredited metabolic disorders.

Articles

Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2023;108(1):137-142

Ophthalmological outcome of 6.5 years children treated for retinopathy of prematurity: a Swedish register study.

Larsson E; Hellström A; Tornqvist K; Wallin A; Sunnqvist B; Sandgren Hochhard K; Lundgren P; Al-Hawasi A; Teär Fahnehjelm K; Gränse L; Holmstrom G
Article: EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2022;14(12):e15809

Sex differences and risk factors for bleeding in Alagille syndrome.

Hankeova S; Van Hul N; Laznovsky J; Verboven E; Mangold K; Hensens N; Adori C; Verhoef E; Zikmund T; Dawit F; Kavkova M; Salplachta J; Sjöqvist M; Johansson BR; Hassan MG; Fredriksson L; Baumgärtel K; Bryja V; Lendahl U; Jheon A; Alten F; Fahnehjelm KT; Fischler B; Kaiser J; Andersson ER
Article: OPHTHALMIC GENETICS. 2022;43(6):841-849

Visual outcome, ocular findings, and visual quality of life in patients with Fabry disease.

Nilsson M; Kolagari HT; Epstein D; Samolov B; Olsson M; Naess K; Oscarson M; Teaer Fahnehjelm K
Article: OPHTHALMIC GENETICS. 2022;43(2):172-183

Anophthalmia and microphthalmia in children: associated ocular, somatic and genetic morbidities and quality of life.

Fahnehjelm C; Dafgård Kopp E; Wincent J; Güven E; Nilsson M; Olsson M; Teär Fahnehjelm K
Article: CLINICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2022;16:3785-3794

Optical Coherence Tomography Can Predict Visual Acuity in Children with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia.

Skriapa-Manta A; Nilsson M; Svoboda J; Olsson M; Nilsson M; Teär Fahnehjelm K
Article: OPHTHALMIC GENETICS. 2021;42(5):570-576

Visual and ocular findings in a family with X-linked cone dysfunction and protanopia.

Holmquist D; Epstein D; Olsson M; Wissinger B; Kohl S; Hengstler J; Tear-Fahnehjelm K
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:19238

[Important to evaluate children with visual impairment].

Fahnehjelm C; Dahl S; Skriapa Manta A; Lindstrand A; Wickström R; Fahnehjelm K
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:19239

[Retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma].

Hellgren K; Fahnehjelm K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(2):e0228622

Whole genome sequencing unveils genetic heterogeneity in optic nerve hypoplasia.

Dahl S; Pettersson M; Eisfeldt J; Schröder AK; Wickström R; Teär Fahnehjelm K; Anderlid B-M; Lindstrand A
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2019;108(9):1677-1685

High prevalence of pituitary hormone deficiency in both unilateral and bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia.

Dahl S; Kristoffersen Wiberg M; Teär Fahnehjelm K; Sävendahl L; Wickström R
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2019;97(5):478-485

Optic Disc Coloboma in children - prevalence, clinical characteristics and associated morbidity.

Skriapa Manta A; Olsson M; Ek U; Wickström R; Teär Fahnehjelm K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2018;107(11):1995-2003

Children with mucopolysaccharidosis risk progressive visual dysfunction despite haematopoietic stem cell transplants.

Teär Fahnehjelm K; Olsson M; Chen E; Hengstler J; Naess K; Winiarski J
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2018;107(3):484-489

Children with optic nerve hypoplasia face a high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dahl S; Wickström R; Ek U; Teär Fahnehjelm K
Article: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION. 2018;22(2)

Visual perceptual skills and visual motor integration in children and adolescents after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Fahnehjelm KT; Törnquist AL; Olsson M; Winiarski J; Ek U
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2017;101(7):909-912

Outcomes of keratoplasty in the mucopolysaccharidoses: an international perspective.

Ohden KL; Pitz S; Ashworth J; Magalhães A; Marinho DR; Lindahl P; Teär Fahnehjelm K; Summers CG
Article: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE. 2017;2:67-71

Visual evoked potentials after hematopoietic allogeneic stem cell transplantation in childhood.

Törnquist AL; Andersson T; Winiarski J; Grönlund MA; Fahnehjelm KT
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2016;105(12):1451-1460

Most patients with long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency develop pathological or subnormal retinal function.

Fahnehjelm KT; Liu Y; Olsson D; Amrén U; Haglind CB; Holmström G; Halldin M; Andreasson S; Nordenström A
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2016;105(1):82-89

Cataract after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in childhood.

Teär Fahnehjelm K; Törnquist AL; Olsson M; Bäckström I; Andersson Grönlund M; Winiarski J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2015;93(7):626-634

Morning glory disc anomaly in childhood - a population-based study.

Ceynowa DJ; Wickström R; Olsson M; Ek U; Eriksson U; Wiberg MK; Fahnehjelm KT
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2015;93(5):444-449

Ocular Motor Score (OMS): a clinical tool to evaluating ocular motor functions in children. Intrarater and inter-rater agreement.

Olsson M; Teär Fahnehjelm K; Rydberg A; Ygge J
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:DH39

[Anophthalmia and microphthalmia are rare eye malformations. Important with early care for normalized development of the facial skeleton].

Fahnehjelm KT; Dafgård Kopp E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2015;104(7):693-700

Chorioretinal scars and visual deprivation are common in children with cochlear implants after congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

Teär Fahnehjelm K; Olsson M; Fahnehjelm C; Lewensohn-Fuchs I; Karltorp E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2014;103(11):1165-1173

Impaired balance and neurodevelopmental disabilities among children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

Karltorp E; Löfkvist U; Lewensohn-Fuchs I; Lindström K; Westblad ME; Fahnehjelm KT; Verrecchia L; Engman M-L
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2014;92(6):563-570

Optic nerve hypoplasia in children and adolescents; prevalence, ocular characteristics and behavioural problems.

Teär Fahnehjelm K; Dahl S; Martin L; Ek U
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2014;92(2):171-178

Ocular manifestations and visual functions in patients with Fanconi anaemia.

Törnquist AL; Martin L; Winiarski J; Fahnehjelm KT
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2014;47(3):399-412

Vision, light and aging: a literature overview on older-age workers.

Nylén P; Favero F; Glimne S; Teär Fahnehjelm K; Eklund J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2013;91(6):564-570

Ocular motor score a novel clinical approach to evaluating ocular motor function in children.

Olsson M; Fahnehjelm KT; Rydberg A; Ygge J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2012;90(5):445-448

Corneal hysteresis in mucopolysaccharidosis I and VI.

Fahnehjelm KT; Chen E; Winiarski J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2012;90(3):287-290

Ocular axial length and corneal refraction in children with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS I-Hurler).

Fahnehjelm KT; Törnquist AL; Winiarski J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2012;90(1):32-43

Visual function, ocular motility and ocular characteristics in patients with mitochondrial complex I deficiency.

Fahnehjelm KT; Olsson M; Naess K; Wiberg M; Ygge J; Martin L; von Döbeln U
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2011;89(2):143-150

Occurrence and pattern of ocular disease in children with cholestatic disorders.

Fahnehjelm KT; Fischler B; Martin L; Nemeth A
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2011;89(1):62-69

Visual field results and optic disc morphology in patients treated with allogeneic stem-cell transplantation in childhood.

Törnquist AL; Olsson M; Martin L; Winiarski J; Fahnehjelm KT
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2008;86(3):329-337

Ocular characteristics in 10 children with long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: a cross-sectional study with long-term follow-up.

Fahnehjelm KT; Holmström G; Ying L; Haglind CB; Nordenström A; Halldin M; Alm J; Nemeth A; von Döbeln U
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2008;86(3):253-258

Dry-eye syndrome after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation in children.

Fahnehjelm KT; Törnquist A-L; Winiarski J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2008;40(11-12):935-942

Congenital CMV infection: prevalence in newborns and the impact on hearing deficit.

Engman M-L; Malm G; Engstrom L; Petersson K; Karltorp E; Tear Fahnehjelm K; Uhlen I; Guthenberg C; Lewensohn-Fuchs I
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2007;144(5):648-653

Risk of visual impairment in children with congenital toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis.

Tan HK; Schmidt D; Stanford M; Teär-Fahnehjelm K; Ferret N; Salt A; Gilbert R; European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasm
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2007;85(7):724-733

Visual outcome and cataract development after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation in children.

Fahnehjelm KT; Törnquist A-L; Olsson M; Winiarski J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2006;84(6):781-785

Ocular findings in four children with mucopolysaccharidosis I-Hurler (MPS I-H) treated early with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Fahnehjelm KT; Törnquist A-L; Malm G; Winiarski J
Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2005;58(4):544-552

Secondary metabolic effects in complex I deficiency.

Esteitie N; Hinttala R; Wibom R; Nilsson H; Hance N; Naess K; Teär-Fahnehjelm K; von Döbeln U; Majamaa K; Larsson N-G
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2003;81(4):361-372

Visually impaired children with posterior ocular malformations: pre- and neonatal data and visual functions.

Fahnehjelm KT; Jacobson L; Hellström A; Lewensohn-Fuchs I; Ygge J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2003;81(2):130-137

Optic nerve hypoplasia in cholestatic infants: a multiple case study.

Fahnehjelm KT; Fischler B; Jacobson L; Nemeth A
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2003;92(3):301-308

Posterior ocular malformations in children: somatic, neuroradiological and cognitive aspects.

Teär Fahnehjelm K; Wide K; Flodmark O; Ek U; Hellström A
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 2001;127(1):121-127

Low incidence of toxoplasma infection during pregnancy and in newborns in Sweden.

Evengård B; Petersson K; Engman ML; Wiklund S; Ivarsson SA; Teär-Fahnehjelm K; Forsgren M; Gilbert R; Malm G
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2001;79(1):72-75

A child with muscle-eye-brain disease. Ophthalmological and neurological characteristics.

Fahnehjelm KT; Ygge J; Engman ML; Mosskin M; Santavuori P; Malm G
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2000;78(5):569-575

Ophthalmological findings in children with congenital toxoplasmosis. Report from a Swedish prospective screening study of congenital toxoplasmosis with two years of follow-up.

Fahnehjelm KT; Malm G; Ygge J; Engman ML; Maly E; Evengård B
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 1999;77(5):530-535

Visual and ocular outcome in children after prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs.

Fahnehjelm KT; Wide K; Ygge J; Hellström A; Tomson T; Winbladh B; Strömland K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1999;88(6):667-670

Three children with congenital toxoplasmosis: early report from a Swedish prospective screening study.

Malm G; Teär Fahnehjelm K; Wiklund S; Engman ML; Ivarsson SA; Petersson K; Evengård B
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Review: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2019;54(5):648-661

Non-GVHD ocular complications after hematopoietic cell transplantation: expert review from the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the CIBMTR and Transplant Complications Working Party of the EBMT.

Inamoto Y; Petriček I; Burns L; Chhabra S; DeFilipp Z; Hematti P; Rovó A; Schears R; Shah A; Agrawal V; Al-Khinji A; Ahmed I; Ali A; Aljurf M; Alkhateeb H; Beitinjaneh A; Bhatt N; Buchbinder D; Byrne M; Callander N; Fahnehjelm K; Farhadfar N; Gale RP; Ganguly S; Hildebrandt GC; Horn E; Jakubowski A; Kamble RT; Law J; Lee C; Nathan S; Penack O; Pingali R; Prasad P; Pulanic D; Rotz S; Shreenivas A; Steinberg A; Tabbara K; Tichelli A; Wirk B; Yared J; Basak GW; Battiwalla M; Duarte R; Savani BN; Flowers MED; Shaw BE; Valdés-Sanz N
Review: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2019;54(5):662-673

Ocular graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: Expert review from the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the CIBMTR and Transplant Complications Working Party of the EBMT.

Inamoto Y; Valdés-Sanz N; Ogawa Y; Alves M; Berchicci L; Galvin J; Greinix H; Hale GA; Horn B; Kelly D; Liu H; Rowley S; Schoemans H; Shah A; Lupo Stanghellini MT; Agrawal V; Ahmed I; Ali A; Bhatt N; Byrne M; Chhabra S; DeFilipp Z; Fahnehjelm K; Farhadfar N; Horn E; Lee C; Nathan S; Penack O; Prasad P; Rotz S; Rovó A; Yared J; Pavletic S; Basak GW; Battiwalla M; Duarte R; Savani BN; Flowers MED; Shaw BE; Petriček I
Review: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2019;25(5):e145-e154

Non-Graft-versus-Host Disease Ocular Complications after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Expert Review from the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and the Transplant Complications Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Inamoto Y; Petriček I; Burns L; Chhabra S; DeFilipp Z; Hematti P; Rovó A; Schears R; Shah A; Agrawal V; Ahmed A; Ahmed I; Ali A; Aljurf M; Alkhateeb H; Beitinjaneh A; Bhatt N; Buchbinder D; Byrne M; Callander N; Fahnehjelm K; Farhadfar N; Gale RP; Ganguly S; Hashmi S; Hildebrandt GC; Horn E; Jakubowski A; Kamble RT; Law J; Lee C; Nathan S; Penack O; Pingali R; Prasad P; Pulanic D; Rotz S; Shreenivas A; Steinberg A; Tabbara K; Tichelli A; Wirk B; Yared J; Basak GW; Battiwalla M; Duarte R; Savani BN; Flowers MED; Shaw BE; Valdés-Sanz N
Corrigendum: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2019;54(5):782-783

Correction: Non-GVHD ocular complications after hematopoietic cell transplantation: expert review from the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the CIBMTR and Transplant Complications Working Party of the EBMT.

Inamoto Y; Petriček I; Burns L; Chhabra S; DeFilipp Z; Hematti P; Rovó A; Schears R; Shah A; Agrawal V; Al-Khinji A; Ahmed I; Ali A; Aljurf M; Alkhateeb H; Beitinjaneh A; Bhatt N; Buchbinder D; Byrne M; Callander N; Fahnehjelm K; Farhadfar N; Gale RP; Ganguly S; Hildebrandt GC; Horn E; Jakubowski A; Kamble RT; Law J; Lee C; Nathan S; Penack O; Pingali R; Prasad P; Pulanic D; Rotz S; Shreenivas A; Steinberg A; Tabbara K; Tichelli A; Wirk B; Yared J; Basak GW; Battiwalla M; Duarte R; Savani BN; Flowers MED; Shaw BE; Valdés-Sanz N
Review: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2019;25(2):e46-e54

Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Expert Review from the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Transplant Complications Working Party of the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Inamoto Y; Valdés-Sanz N; Ogawa Y; Alves M; Berchicci L; Galvin J; Greinix H; Hale GA; Horn B; Kelly D; Liu H; Rowley S; Schoemans H; Shah A; Lupo Stanghellini MT; Agrawal V; Ahmed I; Ali A; Bhatt N; Byrne M; Chhabra S; DeFilipp Z; Fahnehjelm K; Farhadfar N; Horn E; Lee C; Nathan S; Penack O; Prasad P; Rotz S; Rovó A; Yared J; Pavletic S; Basak GW; Battiwalla M; Duarte R; Savani BN; Flowers MED; Shaw BE; Petriček I
Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2017;106(7):1040

The new Swedish report on Shaken Baby Syndrome is misleading.

Hellgren K; Hellström A; Hård A-L; Jacobson L; Lidén U; Löfgren S; Fahnehjelm KT; Ygge J
Review: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2012;90(7):595-602

Clinical guidelines for diagnosing and managing ocular manifestations in children with mucopolysaccharidosis.

Fahnehjelm KT; Ashworth JL; Pitz S; Olsson M; Törnquist AL; Lindahl P; Summers CG
Letter: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2011;89(7):E598-E599

Corneal hysteresis in mucopolysaccharidosis I and VI - authors reponse

Fahnehjelm KT; Chen E
Review: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2011;95(5):613-619

Diagnosis and management of ophthalmological features in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis.

Ferrari S; Ponzin D; Ashworth JL; Fahnehjelm KT; Summers CG; Harmatz PR; Scarpa M
Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2010;38:34-42

Systemic therapies for mucopolysaccharidosis: ocular changes following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation or enzyme replacement therapy - a review

Summers CG; Fahnehjelm KT; Pitz S; Guffon N; Koseoglu ST; Harmatz P; Scarpa M
Editorial comment: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2008;86(3):240-242

Closer interaction with paediatricians in everyday practice as well as in research gives a more holistic view of the child and offers a new dimension for the paediatric ophthalmologist.

Teär Fahnehjelm K

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Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2027

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2003

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