Comparison of Standard and Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking for the Treatment of Keratoconus: A Meta-analysis by Yu Di, Jingyi Wang, Ying Li, Yang Jiang

“…To compare the clinical results of standard corneal cross-linking (SCXL) with transepithelial corneal cross-linking (TECXL) in progressive keratoconus using a meta-analysis. Methods. PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to June 2020 to identify relevant studies. …”
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Keratoconus disease classification with multimodel fusion and vision transformer: a pretrained model approach by Shokufeh Yaraghi, Toktam Khatibi

“…Objective Our objective is to develop a novel keratoconus image classification system that leverages multiple pretrained models and a transformer architecture to achieve state-of-the-art performance in detecting keratoconus.Methods and analysis Three pretrained models were used to extract features from the input images. …”
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Effect of Collagen Cross-linking on Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lens Comfort in Keratoconus by Sharafat Javaheri, Mahmood Nejabat, Asieh Ehsaei, sahar mohaghegh, Zahra Tajbakhsh

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Decentered Individualized Sphero-Cylindrical (DISC) Ablation and Corneal Crosslinking in Patient with Progressive Keratoconus by Igor Knezović, Sara Djurić

“…To report a new method with which we have treated a 29-year-old patient with keratoconus and progressive bilateral visual loss during the past few years. …”
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Assessment of awareness of keratoconus and its relation to eye rubbing among Saudi Arabia population by Nuwayyir Abdullah Alqasimi, Lujain Hatim Aljohani, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Nasser Saleh Al Haydar, Bdour Raja Alanazi, Danah Tariq Alfurayhan, Lina Sami Hussain Saber, Fatemah Saleh Alsalem, Nawaf Abdullah Alqahtani, Jose Manuel Vargas

Subjects: “…keratoconus…”
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Corneal Biomechanical Changes after Crosslinking for Progressive Keratoconus with the Corneal Visualization Scheimpflug Technology by Johannes Steinberg, Toam Katz, Aiham Mousli, Andreas Frings, Maria K. Casagrande, Vasyl Druchkiv, Gisbert Richard, Stephan J. Linke

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Retinal thickness and vascular density changes in Keratoconus: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hadi Vahedi, Mirsaeed Abdollahi, Reza Moshfeghinia, Shima Emami, Navid Sobhi, Rana Sorkhabi, Ali Jafarizadeh

Subjects: “…Keratoconus…”
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Logistic Regression Model Using Scheimpflug-Placido Cornea Topographer Parameters to Diagnose Keratoconus by Emre Altinkurt, Ozkan Avci, Orkun Muftuoglu, Adem Ugurlu, Zafer Cebeci, Kemal Turgay Ozbilen

“…Purpose. Diagnose keratoconus by establishing an effective logistic regression model from the data obtained with a Scheimpflug-Placido cornea topographer. …”
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Comparison of Two Different Scheimpflug Devices in the Detection of Keratoconus, Regular Astigmatism, and Healthy Corneas by David Finis, Bernhard Ralla, Maria Karbe, Maria Borrelli, Stefan Schrader, Gerd Geerling

“…In addition, the comparability of the measurements was tested in healthy subjects, subjects with regular astigmatism, and keratoconus patients. Methods. Intra- and interobserver variability were assessed in 20 healthy corneas. …”
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Bilateral Circumscribed Posterior Keratoconus: Visualization by Ultrasound Biomicroscopy and Slit-Scanning Topography Analysis by Robert Rejdak, Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Dariusz Haszcz, Anselm G. M. Jünemann

“…This paper documents a rare nonprogressive developmental disorder—bilateral circumscribed posterior keratoconus—in a 60-year-old man referred for a cataract surgery. …”
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Overexpression of Tear Inflammatory Cytokines as Additional Finding in Keratoconus Patients and Their First Degree Family Members by Ioana Catalina Ionescu, Catalina Gabriela Corbu, Cristiana Tanase, Gabriela Ionita, Cristina Nicula, Valeria Coviltir, Vasile Potop, Mihaela Constantin, Elena Codrici, Simona Mihai, Ionela Daniela Popescu, Ana-Maria Enciu, Dana Dascalescu, Miruna Burcel, Radu Ciuluvica, Liliana-Mary Voinea

“…Keratoconus is a progressive corneal ectasia that may lead to severe visual impairment due to the irregular astigmatism caused by corneal thinning. …”
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Multivariate Analysis of the Ocular Response Analyzer’s Corneal Deformation Response Curve for Early Keratoconus Detection by Jonatán D. Galletti, Pablo R. Ruiseñor Vázquez, Fernando Fuentes Bonthoux, Tomás Pförtner, Jeremías G. Galletti

“…To thoroughly analyze corneal deformation responses curves obtained by Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) testing in order to improve subclinical keratoconus detection. Methods. Observational case series of 87 control and 73 subclinical keratoconus eyes. …”
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Keratoconus Diagnosis: Validation of a Novel Parameter Set Derived from IOP-Matched Scenario by Dan Lin, Lei Tian, Shu Zhang, Like Wang, Ying Jie, Yongjin Zhou

“…A large validation dataset comprising 62 matching samples (31 keratoconus and 31 normal corneas) and 203 unmatching samples (112 keratoconus and 91 normal corneas) was used to evaluate its clinical significance. …”
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Assessment of the Association between In Vivo Corneal Morphogeometrical Changes and Keratoconus Eyes with Severe Visual Limitation by J. S. Velázquez, F. Cavas, J. Alió del Barrio, D. G. Fernández-Pacheco, J. Alió

“…Assessing changes suffered by the cornea as keratoconus progresses has proven to be vital for this disease diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Safety, Efficacy, and Predictive Factors of Conventional Epithelium-Off Corneal Crosslinking in the Treatment of Progressive Keratoconus by Rebecca Farhat, Mohamad Khaled Ghannam, Georges Azar, Joseph Nehme, Marwan Sahyoun, Najib Georges Hanna, Mariana Abi Karam, Charbel El Haber, Alexandre Schakal, Alexandre Jalkh, Ameed Samaha

“…All patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent CXL between January 2008 and January 2016, with minimal 3-years follow-up were included. …”
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Comparison of Fourier-Domain and Time-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in the Measurement of Thinnest Corneal Thickness in Keratoconus by Chunxiao Wang, Xueying Xia, Bishan Tian, Shiyou Zhou

“…This study included 55 keratoconus patients and 50 healthy volunteers. The RTVue-OCT (FD-OCT) and Visante-OCT (TD-OCT) were used for the measurement of the TCT. …”
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Combined Corneal Cross-Linking and Myoring Implantation in Advanced Keratoconus: Femtosecond Laser versus Manual Dissection by Ahmed Ibrahim Basiony, Moataz Fayez ElSawy, Mahmoud Mohamed Ismail, Mohamed Samy Abd ElAziz, Mahmoud Tawfik KhalafAllah, Adel Galal Zaky

“…Intrastromal corneal ring segments are widely adopted for keratoconus management. However, the complete ring (Myoring) was proposed to be superior in advanced cases. …”
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Diagnostic Sensitivity of Different Reference Bodies When Using Scheimpflug Tomography in a Myopic Population with Keratoconus by Daniel Garcerant, Ignacio Jiménez-Alfaro, Nicolás Alejandre

“…To establish which reference body offers the greatest sensitivity in keratoconus (KC) diagnosis, obtain normative data for the myopic population with toric ellipsoid reference bodies, and determine the cutoff points for a population with KC. …”
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Study of Demarcation Line Depth in Transepithelial versus Epithelium-Off Accelerated Cross-Linking (AXL) in Keratoconus by Yehia Salah, Kholoud Omar, Ahmed Sherif, Sarah Azzam

“…This is a prospective interventional clinical trial to assess the depth of the demarcation line in transepithelial versus epithelium-off accelerated corneal cross-linking (AXL) in keratoconus patients. Methods. This prospective clinical trial was conducted on 40 eyes of 20 patients. …”
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Evaluation of Pachymetric Measurements with Scheimpflug Photography-Based System and Optical Coherence Tomography Pachymetry at Different Stages of Keratoconus by Betül İlkay Sezgin Akçay, Engin Bilge Özgürhan, Ercüment Bozkurt, Tuğba Kurt, Yusuf Yıldırım, Mediha Gülen Coşar, Aydın Yıldırım, Jülide Canan Umurhan Akkan, Ahmet Demirok

“…The aim of this study was to compare the central and peripheral pachymetric measurements determined with Sirius system and Visante OCT and evaluate the agreement between them at different stages of keratoconus. Measurements were not significantly different in all patients and subgroups and showed high correlation for the corneal thicknesses of the entire cornea in different stages of keratoconus.…”
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