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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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Intrastromal corneal ring segments: how successful is the surgical treatment of keratoconus? [PDF]

, 2014
This review evaluates the outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation for the treatment of keratoconus considering a new grading system based on the preoperative visual impairment of the patient.
Alio, JL, Barraquer, RI, Esperanza, S, Murta, JN, Teus, MA, Vega-Estrada, A   +5 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, Arevak Saruhanian, Jens Rovelt, Josefine Freiberg, Marcel Reimann, Jeppe Nygård Samuelsen, Christina Eckmann‐Hansen, Miriam Kolko, Nina Jacobsen, FOREVER Consortium   +9 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, Asghar Beiranvand, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Shiva Mehravaran, Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Abbasali Yekta, Mohammad Shariati, Akbar Fotouhi   +7 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, Fredrik A. Fineide, Reza A. Badian, Ayyad Zartasht Khan, Helge Rootwelt, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Tor Paaske Utheim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Elena Zemova, Timo Eppig, László Módis, Achim Langenbucher, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Berthold Seitz, Nóra Szentmáry   +7 more
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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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Severe bilateral descemetoceles in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. [PDF]

, 2019
PurposeTo report a case of severe bilateral descemetoceles in a patient with alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency during intensive care unit hospitalization.ObservationsA 42-year-old male presented with sub-acute bilateral vision loss during an ...
Baqai, Jeanine, Ma, Jeffrey
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Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking With Vitamin E-Enhanced Riboflavin Solution and Abbreviated, Low-Dose UV-A: 24-Month Clinical Outcomes [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: To report the clinical outcomes with 24-month follow-up of transepithelial cross-linking using a combination of a D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene-glycol 1000 succinate (vitamin E-TPGS)-enhanced riboflavin solution and abbreviated low fluence UV ...
Barbaro, G., Capobianco, D., Caruso, C., Epstein, R. L., Ostacolo, C., Troisi, S.   +5 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, Annamari T. Immonen, Joel T. Rämö, Aino M. Jaakkola, Kari Krootila, Maria Kaukonen, FinnGen, Aarno Palotie, Hannes Lohi, Tero T. Kivelä, Joni A. Turunen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source