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Mismatch of corneal specialists’ expectations and keratoconus knowledge in general ophthalmologists - a prospective observational study in Switzerland

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background To assess whether Swiss general ophthalmologists have the minimal keratoconus knowledge that corneal specialists would expect them to have. Methods Corneal specialists defined “minimal keratoconus knowledge” (MKK) with respect to definition ...
Philipp B. Baenninger, Lucas M. Bachmann, Katja C. Iselin, Oliver A. Pfaeffli, Claude Kaufmann, Michael A. Thiel, Gerd Gigerenzer   +6 more
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Keratoconus: an introduction

Community Eye Health Journal
Knowing how to identify and refer people with keratoconus is an important first step in reducing the risk of visual impairment from this progressive condition.
Rashmi, Deshmukh, Daniel, Gore, Nick, Astbury   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Variation in measuring and ophthalmic factors correlating with central corneal thickness in the Northern Finland birth cohort eye study

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To assess the correlation between optical coherence tomography (OCT) and ultrasound pachymetry (USP) as methods for analysing central corneal thickness (CCT) and to evaluate ophthalmic factors affecting CCT. Methods The eyes of 3070 subjects of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort (NFBC) were examined at the age of 45–49 years.
Tuomas Qvist, Oona Ahokas, Johanna Liinamaa, Ville Saarela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Keratoconus progression associated with hormone replacement therapy

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: To report a postmenopausal patient with keratoconus who experienced significant progression after using hormone replacement therapy. Observations: A 51-year-old woman with previously stable keratoconus presented with acute disease progression ...
Giulia Coco, Ahmad Kheirkhah, William Foulsham, Reza Dana, Joseph B. Ciolino   +4 more
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Decellularised Corneal Stromal Lamina With or Without Autologous Adipose‐Derived Adult Stem Cells for Advanced Keratoconus: 1‐Year Results of a Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial

Clinical &Experimental Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To report the 1‐year clinical outcomes of decellularised human corneal stromal lamina implantation, with or without autologous adipose‐derived adult stem cells (ADASCs), for advanced keratoconus in a European cohort. Methods In this prospective, randomised Phase I/IIa trial, 10 eyes of 10 patients were allocated to decellularised ...
Hao Zhang, Jorge L. Alió del Barrio, Alejandra E. Rodriguez, Rafael I. Barraquer, Francisco Arnalich‐Montiel, David Mingo‐Botín, María Eugenia Fernández Santos, Jorge L. Alió   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scheimpflug tomographic changes across the keratoconus spectrum based on the modified Rabinowitz-McDonnell classification

European Journal of Medical Research
Purpose To characterize spectrum-dependent changes in Scheimpflug tomographic parameters across normal, keratoconus suspect, and eyes with keratoconus classified using the modified Rabinowitz-McDonnell index.
Seher Köksaldı, Mustafa Kayabaşı, Ezgi Karataş, Yavuz Oruç   +3 more
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Comparative study of the corneal morphological characteristics of keratoconus evaluated using Pentacam, Sirius, and CASIA2

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Purpose: To compare the corneal morphology measurements of keratoconus using Pentacam, Sirius, and CASIA2. Methods: Patients diagnosed with keratoconus at Fudan Eye and ENT Hospital (January to November, 2022) were included.
Bingqing Sun, Xiaojun Hu, Xiaoliao Peng, Weijung Ten, Yangyi Huang, Ling Sun, Xingtao Zhou, Xiaoyu Zhang   +7 more
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Chronic Health Condition Trajectories and Multimorbidity in Older Adults With Intellectual Disability: A Brief Report of 15 years of Longitudinal Evidence From IDS‐TILDA

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adults with intellectual disability experience significant health issues that increase with age. Longitudinal analyses offer important evidence on how the trajectories of these conditions' develop and change. Methods Data were drawn from five waves of IDS‐TILDA, with a nationally representative sample of over 700 adults with ...
Martin McMahon, Aviejay Paul, Catriona Ryan, Louise Lynch, Philip McCallion, Mary McCarron, Eilish Burke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced order modelling of air‐puff test for corneal material characterisation

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Models of the fluid–structure interaction (FSI) model for the air‐puff test were analysed. Using Abaqus, the air‐puff test is applied to eyes with varying biomechanical parameters, such as material properties, corneal thickness, and radius.
Osama M. Maklad, Muting Hao
wiley   +1 more source

Are iris mammillations correlated with keratoconus?

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: To describe the presence of iris mammillations (IM) in keratoconus. Design: Retrospective case series and literature review. Observations: This is a retrospective case series of eight patients presenting with keratoconus and IM, who were ...
Rosalia M.S. Antunes-Foschini, Roberta Martins S. Costa, Sidney Júlio Faria-e-Sousa, Eduardo Melani Rocha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source