| Title |
Keratoconus: current perspectives
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Ophthalmology, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/opth.s50119 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jayesh Vazirani, Sayan Basu |
| Abstract |
Keratoconus is characterized by progressive corneal protrusion and thinning, leading to irregular astigmatism and impairment in visual function. The etiology and pathogenesis of the condition are not fully understood. However, significant strides have been made in early clinical detection of the disease, as well as towards providing optimal optical and surgical correction for improving the quality of vision in affected patients. The past two decades, in particular, have seen exciting new developments promising to alter the natural history of keratoconus in a favorable way for the first time. This comprehensive review focuses on analyzing the role of advanced imaging techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus and evaluating the evidence supporting or refuting the efficacy of therapeutic advances for keratoconus, such as newer contact lens designs, collagen crosslinking, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, intracorneal ring segments, photorefractive keratectomy, and phakic intraocular lenses. |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
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| Colombia | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 298 | 97% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 34 | 11% |
| Other | 19 | 6% |
| Researcher | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 56 | 18% |
| Unknown | 89 | 29% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 138 | 45% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 19 | 6% |
| Unknown | 99 | 32% |
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