[HTML][HTML] Keratoconus: An updated review

J Santodomingo-Rubido, G Carracedo, A Suzaki… - Contact Lens and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Keratoconus is a bilateral and asymmetric disease which results in progressive thinning and
steeping of the cornea leading to irregular astigmatism and decreased visual acuity …

A review of keratoconus: diagnosis, pathophysiology, and genetics

VM Tur, C MacGregor, R Jayaswal, D O'Brart… - Survey of …, 2017 - Elsevier
We discuss new approaches to the early detection of keratoconus and recent investigations
regarding the nature of its pathophysiology. We review the current evidence for its complex …

Integration of Scheimpflug-based corneal tomography and biomechanical assessments for enhancing ectasia detection

R Ambrósio Jr, BT Lopes… - Journal of Refractive …, 2017 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To present the Tomographic and Biomechanical Index (TBI), which combines
Scheimpflugbased corneal tomography and biomechanics for enhancing ectasia detection …

[HTML][HTML] Immune reactions after modern lamellar (DALK, DSAEK, DMEK) versus conventional penetrating corneal transplantation

D Hos, M Matthaei, F Bock, K Maruyama… - Progress in retinal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decade, novel lamellar keratoplasty techniques such as Deep Anterior Lamellar
Keratoplasty (DALK) for anterior keratoplasty and Descemet stripping automated endothelial …

Keratoconus natural progression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 529 eyes

AC Ferdi, V Nguyen, DM Gore, BD Allan, JJ Rozema… - Ophthalmology, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose We set out to describe the natural history of keratoconus. We included untreated
patients, and our key outcome measures were vision, refraction, and corneal curvature …

Keratoconus: the ABCD grading system

MW Belin, JK Duncan - Klinische Monatsblätter für …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose: To propose a new keratoconus classification/staging system that utilises current
tomographic data and better reflects the anatomical and functional changes seen in …

Corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet a light for pediatric keratoconus: ten-year results

C Mazzotta, C Traversi, S Baiocchi, S Bagaglia… - Cornea, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To assess the 10-year follow-up efficacy and safety of riboflavin ultraviolet A–
induced cross-linking (CXL) in a population of pediatric patients aged 18 years and younger …

Eye rubbing in the aetiology of keratoconus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Sahebjada, HH Al-Mahrouqi, S Moshegov… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Keratoconus is a potentially blinding condition that slowly deforms the cornea in
young people. Despite the increasing prevalence of keratoconus, the exact aetiology of the …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized artificial intelligence for enhanced ectasia detection using Scheimpflug-based corneal tomography and biomechanical data

R Ambrósio Jr, AP Machado, E Leão, JMG Lyra… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To optimize artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to integrate Scheimpflug-based
corneal tomography and biomechanics to enhance ectasia detection. Design Multicenter …

Oxidative stress in the anterior ocular diseases: diagnostic and treatment

A Dammak, C Pastrana, A Martin-Gil… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The eye is a metabolically active structure, constantly exposed to solar radiations making its
structure vulnerable to the high burden of reactive oxygen species (ROS), presenting many …