[HTML][HTML] The correlation between keratoconus and eye rubbing: a review

H Najmi, Y Mobarki, K Mania, B Altowairqi… - International journal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory disorder which is gradual in development; corneal
thinning and ectatic protrusion characterizes it. Keratoconus prevalence varies between …

Treatment options for advanced keratoconus: a review

JS Parker, K van Dijk, GRJ Melles - Survey of ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Traditionally, the mainstay of treatment for advanced keratoconus (KC) has been either
penetrating or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (PK or DALK, respectively). The success …

Assessing progression of keratoconus: novel tomographic determinants

JK Duncan, MW Belin, M Borgstrom - Eye and Vision, 2016 - Springer
Several methods have been described in the literature to both evaluate and document
progression in keratoconus, but there is no consistent or clear definition of ectasia …

Keratoconus treatment algorithm

KD Andreanos, K Hashemi, M Petrelli… - Ophthalmology and …, 2017 - Springer
Keratoconus management has significantly changed over the last two decades. The advent
of new interventions such as cornea cross-linking, intrastromal corneal ring segments, and …

[HTML][HTML] Pentacam® corneal tomography for screening of refractive surgery candidates: a review of the literature, part I

MN Motlagh, M Moshirfar, MS Murri… - … and Innovation in …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Corneal tomography and Scheimpflug imaging are frequently used to analyze the corneal
surface, especially in the field of cataract and refractive surgery. The Pentacam system is …

Keratoconus management: long-term stability of topography-guided normalization combined with high-fluence CXL stabilization (the Athens Protocol)

AJ Kanellopoulos, G Asimellis - Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2014 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To investigate refractive, topometric, pachymetric, and visual rehabilitation
changes induced by anterior surface normalization for keratoconus by partial topography …

New perspectives on the detection and progression of keratoconus

A Martínez-Abad, DP Piñero - Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Laser refractive surgery has increased markedly in recent years, making the detection of
corneal abnormalities extremely relevant. For this reason, an accurate diagnosis of clinical …

Does corneal collagen cross-linking reduce the need for keratoplasties in patients with keratoconus?

GF Sandvik, A Thorsrud, M Råen, AE Østern, M Sæthre… - Cornea, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To investigate whether the introduction of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL)
influences the frequency of keratoplasties in patients with keratoconus. Methods: Data were …

Keratoconus prevalence among high school students in New Zealand

AT Papali'i-Curtin, R Cox, T Ma, L Woods, A Covello… - Cornea, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of keratoconus among high school students in
Wellington, New Zealand. Method: The Wellington Keratoconus Study was a population …

[HTML][HTML] Simplifying and understanding various topographic indices for keratoconus using Scheimpflug based topographers

K Doctor, KP Vunnava, R Shroff, L Kaweri… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Keratoconus (KC) is a progressive ectatic corneal disorder. There are multiple topographic
devices and their varied indices used for diagnosis, detecting progression, and deciding …