[HTML][HTML] Keratoconus diagnosis: From fundamentals to artificial intelligence: A systematic narrative review

S Niazi, M Jiménez-García, O Findl, Z Gatzioufas… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The remarkable recent advances in managing keratoconus, the most common corneal
ectasia, encouraged researchers to conduct further studies on the disease. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical Applications of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography: An Updated Review

YJ Chong, M Azzopardi, G Hussain, A Recchioni… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since its introduction, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has revolutionized the field of
ophthalmology and has now become an indispensable, noninvasive tool in daily practice …

[HTML][HTML] The candidate proteins associated with keratoconus: A meta-analysis and bioinformatic analysis

T Song, J Song, J Li, H Ben Hilal, X Li, P Feng… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Keratoconus (KC) is a multifactorial disorder. This study aimed to conduct a
systematic meta-analysis to exclusively explore the candidate proteins associated with KC …

[HTML][HTML] Association between Polymorphism rs61876744 in PNPLA2 Gene and Keratoconus in a Saudi Cohort

AA Kondkar, TA Azad, T Sultan, T Khatlani, AA Alshehri… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The genetic etiology of Keratoconus (KC) in Middle Eastern Arabs of Saudi origin is still
unclear. A recent genome-wide study identified two significant loci in the region of PNPLA2 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and Associations of Keratoconus Among Children, Adults, and Elderly in the Population-Based Ural Eye Studies

MM Bikbov, GM Kazakbaeva… - The Asia-Pacific …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To estimate prevalence and associations of keratoconus in populations in Russia
with an age from childhood to seniority. Methods: The study population consisted of the …

Transepithelial Accelerated Crosslinking for Progressive Keratoconus: A Critical Analysis of Medium-Term Treatment Outcomes

R Vilares-Morgado, AM Ferreira, AM Cunha… - Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To report the 4-year outcomes of transepithelial accelerated corneal collagen
crosslinking (TE-ACXL) in the treatment of eyes with progressive keratoconus (KC). Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Mini review: human clinical studies of stem cell therapy in keratoconus

M Ahadi, S Ramin, A Abbasi, H Tahmouri… - BMC …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Treatment of keratoconus is one of the most interesting research fields for
researchers in the world. Regenerative medicine based on human stem cells in the …

Reduced Retinal Blood Vessel Densities Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Keratoconus Patients Are Negatively Correlated with …

MD Leclaire, JJ Storp, L Lahme, EL Esser, N Eter… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Keratoconus (KC) is the most common corneal ectasia. Optical coherence tomography
angiography (OCT-A) is a relatively new non-invasive imaging technique that allows the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of allied health professional-led keratoconus management service in the United Kingdom: the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC) study

M Bourlaki, M Khan, S Bandyopadhyay, R Sahota… - Eye, 2024 - nature.com
Keratoconus is the most common corneal ectatic disorder, affecting 1: 375 to 1: 2000 people
globally [1]. Timely diagnosis and early intervention such as corneal cross-linking (CXL) is …

[HTML][HTML] Headache Attributed to Refractive Error: Improvement after Topography-Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy with Corneal Cross-Linking in Patients with …

NTH Khoo, B Burgos-Blasco, A Antoniou… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To investigate if topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (TGPRK)
alleviates headache, particularly headache attributed to refractive errors (HARE) in …