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Bioengineering, 2023 We aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of Screening Corneal Objective Risk of Ectasia (SCORE) Analyzer software using ANTERION, a swept-source optical coherence tomography device, for keratoconus diagnosis in an Asian population.
Kookyoung Kim +3 more
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The impacts of high refractive errors on self‐reported visual function and visual concern
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To examine the association between refractive errors and self‐reported visual function and visual concern, considering self‐perceived present eyesight, concerns about vision, accomplishing less and limitations in daily activities in an eye‐healthy cohort.
Jens Riis Møller +9 more
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Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal disease that affects both men and women, usually at a young age. Risk factors such as eye rubbing, environmental and genetic factors contribute to its pathogenesis. Keratoconus presents a variable prevalence, being as high as 5% of the population in the Middle East.
Gomes, José A. P. +2 more
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Dry eye disease symptoms and associated risk factors in a Norwegian clinical cohort
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Background The relationship between dry eye disease (DED) symptoms and different demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors remains poorly understood. Norway's cold climate and dry indoor air may accelerate tear evaporation, contributing to a very high meibomian gland dysfunction prevalence, as found in multiple studies.
Mazyar Yazdani +6 more
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Distribution of pediatric keratoconus by different age and gender groups
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 PurposeTo evaluate the distribution of pediatric keratoconus patients and the disease severity based on different age and gender groups in China.Materials and methodsA total of 446 keratoconus eyes in 266 pediatric patients from January 2019 to January ...
Kaili Yang +9 more
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Genetic risk factors in Finnish patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To study the genetic risk factors of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) in the Finnish population using hospital‐based and large biobank cohorts. Methods We genotyped a cohort of 107 Finnish patients with FECD for the primary associated genetic risk factor, the TCF4 (CTG)>50 expansion, and studied their clinical phenotype.
Inka‐Tuulevi Vähämäki +10 more
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Systemic Associations with Keratoconus
Life, 2023 Keratoconus is a disease of the cornea that results in progressive steepening and thinning of the cornea and subsequent vision loss. It nearly always presents as a bilateral disease, suggesting that there is an underlying abnormality of the corneas that ...
Prasida Unni, Hyunjoo Jean Lee
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Corneal transplantation: Restoring sight to the blind
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Corneal blindness is one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide. Transplantation of the cornea can restore vision and make blind patients see again. Corneal transplant surgery has undergone major evolution in recent decades with the advent of minimally invasive lamellar surgical approaches such as DMEK and DALK.
Claus Cursiefen
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Hypothyroidism is Not Associated with Keratoconus Disease: Analysis of 626 Subjects
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Purpose. To analyze the association between hypothyroidism and keratoconus, we examined blood thyroid hormone levels and corneal tomographic parameters in healthy subjects and patients with keratoconus. Methods.
Zsuzsa Flaskó +7 more
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Corneal elevation and keratoconus indices in a 40- to 64-year-old population, Shahroud Eye Study
Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2015 Purpose: To determine the corneal elevation values and keratoconus indices in the 40- to 64-year-old population and their changes with aging. Methods: The 6311 invitees of this study were selected through random cluster sampling, and 5190 of them ...
Hassan Hashemi +7 more
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