Measurement of quality of life in keratoconus

H Kandel, K Pesudovs, SL Watson - Cornea, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To identify and assess the quality of questionnaires used to measure quality of life
in keratoconus and guide selection of the most appropriate questionnaire for evaluating the …

BCLA CLEAR–Medical use of contact lenses

DS Jacobs, KG Carrasquillo, PD Cottrell… - Contact Lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The medical use of contact lenses is a solution for many complex ocular conditions,
including high refractive error, irregular astigmatism, primary and secondary corneal ectasia …

Collagen crosslinking with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A light in keratoconus: long-term results

F Raiskup-Wolf, A Hoyer, E Spoerl… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To prove the long-term dampening effect of riboflavin-and ultraviolet-A-induced
collagen crosslinking on progressive keratoconus. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology …

Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study: methods and findings to date

H Wagner, JT Barr, K Zadnik… - Contact Lens and …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To describe baseline and longitudinal findings of the Collaborative Longitudinal
Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study. METHODS: The CLEK Study is an 8-year, multi …

Contact lenses in the management of keratoconus

M Barnett, MJ Mannis - Cornea, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The range of contact lens modalities currently available for the successful optical correction
of keratoconus is greatly expanded. We review lens types currently available for the …

Corneal cross-linking

JB Randleman, SS Khandelwal, F Hafezi - Survey of ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Since its inception in the late 1990s, corneal cross-linking has grown from an interesting
concept to a primary treatment for corneal ectatic disease worldwide. Using a combination of …

A multi-ethnic genome-wide association study implicates collagen matrix integrity and cell differentiation pathways in keratoconus

AJ Hardcastle, P Liskova, Y Bykhovskaya… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Keratoconus is characterised by reduced rigidity of the cornea with distortion and focal
thinning that causes blurred vision, however, the pathogenetic mechanisms are unknown. It …

Corneal collagen crosslinking using riboflavin and ultraviolet-A light for keratoconus: one-year analysis using Scheimpflug imaging

DS Grewal, GS Brar, R Jain, V Sood, M Singla… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate changes in corneal curvature, corneal elevation, corneal thickness,
lens density, and foveal thickness after corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin and …

Reshaping procedures for the surgical management of corneal ectasia

M Ziaei, A Barsam, N Shamie, D Vroman, T Kim… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Corneal ectasia is a progressive, degenerative, and noninflammatory thinning disorder of
the cornea. Recently developed corneal reshaping techniques have expanded the treatment …

Changes in the quality-of-life of people with keratoconus

SM Kymes, JJ Walline, K Zadnik, J Sterling… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus Study (CLEK)
previously showed that people with keratoconus report significantly impaired vision-related …