Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasia After LASIK
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 21 (6) , 749-752
- https://doi.org/10.3928/1081-597x-20051101-15
Abstract
Journal of Refractive Surgery | Keratoconus is a naturally occurring ectatic corneal disorder in which the cornea progressively thins and steepens to produce myopia, irregular astigmatism, and eventually, loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. Reported risk factors for keratoconus include eye rubbing, a family history of keratoconus, genetic predisposition, Down's syndrome, ocular allergy, connective tissue disease,This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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