Background Keratoconus is a bilateral progressive noninflammatory degenerative disease
of the cornea characterized by corneal thinning, irregular astigmatism, and subsequent …

Background In the general population, 1 in 2000 people has keratoconus. Indians and other
people from Southeast Asia have a higher incidence of keratoconus. Children with …

PURPOSE: To assess repeatability and agreement of a Scheimpflug topographer and a
Hartmann-Shack aberrometer with a ray-tracing aberrometer in normal, keratoconus, and …

Purpose To evaluate patients with Down syndrome for keratoconus and corneal
abnormalities using Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam HR) in a pediatric setting. Methods …

Keratoconus (KC) is a complex multifactorial corneal ectatic disorder, with disease onset
commonly in the second-third decades significantly affecting quantity, quality of vision, and …

ABSTRACT PURPOSE To describe the clinical presentation, risk factors, and treatment
choices documented in a pediatric keratoconus population treated at a tertiary referral center …

Corneal collagen-cross-linking (CXL) as we know is a procedure to enhance the
biomechanical strength of the cornea, thereby, halting the progression of corneal weakening …

Purpose: Corneal cross-linking (CXL) is the standard of care in patients with keratoconus but
presents unique challenges in children and developmentally delayed patients. We present …

Everyone knows “one‑size‑fits‑all” is often a lie. Solutions might fit most, but the fit is usually
really, poor for the few outliers. Pediatric keratoconus is no exception; in truth, it shows …

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AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO Programa de Posgrado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales Tesis para …