Keratoconus: diagnosis and staging

MW Belin, HS Jang, M Borgstrom - Cornea, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The advent of refractive surgery and corneal cross-linking for ectatic disease has further
highlighted the need to recognize early or subclinical ectatic disease. Historical systems …

Multi-modal imaging for the detection of early keratoconus: a narrative review

M Al Bdour, HM Sabbagh, HM Jammal - Eye and Vision, 2024 - Springer
Keratoconus is a common progressive corneal disorder that can be associated with
significant ocular morbidity. Various corneal imaging techniques have been used for the …

Automated cornea diagnosis using deep convolutional neural networks based on cornea topography maps

B Fassbind, A Langenbucher, A Streich - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cornea topography maps allow ophthalmologists to screen and diagnose cornea
pathologies. We aim to automatically identify any cornea abnormalities based on such …

Evaluation of corneal topography, pachymetry and higher order aberrations for detecting subclinical keratoconus

S Kandel, M Chaudhary, SK Mishra… - Ophthalmic and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare corneal topography, pachymetry and higher order aberrations in
keratoconic and normal eyes; to investigate their association in keratoconic eyes; and to …

Corneal characteristics in patients with retinitis pigmentosa

CZ Fikret, NI Ucgun, EE Karaca, OE Kemer - … and Photodynamic Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Background To evaluate corneal topography and specular microscopic findings in patients
with retinitis pigmentosa. Methods One hundred and two eyes of 51 patients with retinitis …

A protocol to quantify cross-sectional and longitudinal differences in duction patterns

KT Willeford, V Copel, H Rong - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Currently, there is no established system for quantifying patterns of ocular ductions. This
poses challenges in tracking the onset and evolution of ocular motility disorders, as current …

Visual outcomes of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in thin corneas

E Eskina, O Klokova, R Damashauskas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
We aimed to find out whether thin (≤ 500 μm) or normal (> 500 μm, control) corneal
thickness would impact efficacy and safety outcomes of small-incision lenticule extraction …

[HTML][HTML] Superior Keratoconus

M Moshirfar, KA Moin, Y Ronquillo - StatPearls [Internet], 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Superior keratoconus is a rare corneal disorder classified as a progressive noninflammatory
ectasia, most commonly bilateral and asymmetric, with few occurrences of unilateral …

Low Rate of Postoperative Pterygium Recurrence in Patients under Treatment with Low-Dose Oral Doxycycline for Chronic Blepharitis: A First Report

F Catania, P Vinciguerra, A Di Maria - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Purpose: Low doses of systemic doxycycline (LD-SD) inhibit angiogenesis and the
expression of matrix metalloproteases, which are determinants of pterygium progression …

AvaGen Genetic Testing versus Ocular Screening Assessments Including the Keratoconus Severity Score (KSS) and Randleman Ectasia Risk Score System (ERSS) …

M Moshirfar, S Pandya, S Zhang, IM Stoakes… - Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To determine whether the AvaGen (AG) Genetic Eye Test provided additional
information for screening for the presence of keratoconus (KC) and assessing KC risk in …