Corneal Biomechanical Findings in Contact Lens Induced Corneal Warpage by Fateme Alipour, Mojgan Letafatnejad, Amir Hooshang Beheshtnejad, Seyed-Farzad Mohammadi, Seyed Reza Ghaffary, Narges Hassanpoor, Mehdi Yaseri

“…Warpage suspected cases were followed until a definite diagnosis was made (warpage, normal, or keratoconus). Results. 44 eyes of 22 patients had contact lens related corneal warpage. 46 eyes of 23 people were diagnosed as nonwarpage normal eyes. 46 eyes of 23 known keratoconus patients were included for comparison. …”
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Corneal Biomechanical Assessment Using Corneal Visualization Scheimpflug Technology in Keratoconic and Normal Eyes by Lei Tian, Yi-Fei Huang, Li-Qiang Wang, Hua Bai, Qun Wang, Jing-Jing Jiang, Ying Wu, Min Gao

“…Sixty keratoconic eyes from 47 keratoconus patients and 60 normal eyes from 60 controls were enrolled in this prospective study. …”
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Corneal scarring after epithelium-off collagen cross-linking by Radhika Natarajan, Divya Giridhar

“…Keratoconus and other corneal ectasias are characterized by structural weaknesses in the cornea. …”
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A Review of Collagen Cross-Linking in Cornea and Sclera by Xiao Zhang, Xiang-chen Tao, Jian Zhang, Zhi-wei Li, Yan-yun Xu, Yu-meng Wang, Chun-xiao Zhang, Guo-ying Mu

“…Riboflavin/UVA cross-linking is a technique introduced in the past decades for the treatment of keratoconus, keratectasia, and infectious keratitis. …”
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Modification of the Intrastromal Ring Position according to Postimplant Visual and Refractive Failure: Report of Two Cases by Luis Izquierdo, Josefina A. Mejías Smith, Jose R. Lievano, Ramón Sarquis, Maria A. Henriquez

“…The following report presents the adaptation of an existing technique of intrastromal corneal ring (ICRS) implantation enabling repositioning of the ring position postoperatively to manage a refractive failure in two patients with keratoconus. Methods. In two cases, KeraRing and Ferrara nomograms had suggested different ring positions. …”
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Age-Related Long-Term Functional Results after Riboflavin UV A Corneal Cross-Linking by Aldo Caporossi, Cosimo Mazzotta, Stefano Baiocchi, Tomaso Caporossi, Rosario Denaro

“…Treatment ensured a long-term keratoconus stabilization in over 90% of treated patients. …”
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A Critical Assessment of Friedenwald’s Technique for Estimating the Coefficient of Rigidity of the Cornea by Larysa Tutchenko, Sudi Patel, Mykhailo Skovron, Olha Horak, Oleksiy Voytsekhivskyy

“…To determine if Friedenwald’s technique for estimating the coefficient of corneal rigidity (Ko, units mmHg/μL), could differentiate between the cornea in keratoconus, normal eyes, and after crosslinking (CXL). …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Epithelium-On Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Using a Multifactorial Approach to Achieve Proper Stromal Riboflavin Saturation by Aleksandar Stojanovic, Xiangjun Chen, Nan Jin, Ting Zhang, Filip Stojanovic, Sten Raeder, Tor Paaske Utheim

“…Epithelium-on CXL with our novel protocol appeared to be safe and effective in the treatment of progressive keratoconus.…”
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Pulsed Light Accelerated Crosslinking versus Continuous Light Accelerated Crosslinking: One-Year Results by Cosimo Mazzotta, Claudio Traversi, Anna Lucia Paradiso, Maria Eugenia Latronico, Miguel Rechichi

“…Functional results one year after cl-ACXL and pl-ACXL demonstrated keratoconus stability in both groups. Functional outcomes were found to be better in epithelium-off pulsed light accelerated treatment together with showing a deeper stromal penetration. …”
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Extrusion of Femtosecond Laser-Implanted Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments in Keratoconic Eyes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes by Amr Mounir, Mahmoud Mohamed Farouk, Marwa Mahmoud Abdellah, Engy Mohamed Mostafa

“…All extruded rings were from patients with keratoconus grade 3, with eccentric cones, and with femtosecond creation of the tunnel. …”
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Comparative Results of “Epi-Off” Conventional versus “Epi-Off” Accelerated Cross-Linking Procedure at 5-year Follow-Up by Cristina Ariadna Nicula, Dorin Nicula, Anca Maria Rednik, Adriana Elena Bulboacă

“…Cases with different stages of keratoconus and topographic evidence of progression were included. …”
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Corneal crossed links: a new alternative in the treatment of ectasia by Maygret Alberro Hernández, Janet González Sotero, Haymy Caridad Casanueva Cabezas, Eduardo Rojas Álvarez

“…The indications include the Keratoconus and Pellucid Marginal Degeneration. This can reduce the necessity for permanent keratoplasty and is highly efficient in the treatment and prophylaxis of keratectasia after ablation caused by laser. …”
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Early Bilateral Corneal Ectasia after Photorefractive Keratectomy with Non Identifiable Preoperative Risk Factor: A Case Report by Farhan Khashim Alswailmi, Mujeeb Ur Rehman Parrey

“…A 21-year-old male with stable refraction and no family history of keratoconus underwent an uneventful PRK for myopic astigmatism. …”
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Exosomes in Ocular Health: Recent Insights into Pathology, Diagnostic Applications and Therapeutic Functions by Noelia Blanco-Agudín, Suhui Ye, Sara González-Fernández, Ignacio Alcalde, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, Luis M. Quirós

“…This review aims to summarize the most recent knowledge on the function of exosomes in the ocular system in healthy individuals and the role they play during pathological processes of a degenerative, infectious, neurodegenerative, vascular and inflammatory nature, such as keratoconus, keratitis, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis. …”
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Intracorneal Stromal Ring Can Affect the Biomechanics of Ectatic Cornea by Shahram Bamdad, Mohammad Reza Sedaghat, Masoud Yasemi, Mehrnoosh Maalhagh

“…For doing this prospective cross-sectional study, 32 patients with keratoconus (KCN) were randomly divided into two 16-member groups (group I: MyoRing, group II: KeraRing). …”
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Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping: A Major Review by Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, Amir Hushang Beheshtnejad, Golshan Latifi, Marjan Akbari-Kamrani, Sadegh Ghafarian, Ahmad Masoomi, Seyed Ali Sonbolastan, Hamidreaza Jahanbani-Ardakani, Mehrnaz Atighechian, Laleh Banan, Hosein Nouri, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi

“…We also reviewed ETM data in several corneal disorders, including keratoconus, corneal dystrophies, recurrent epithelial erosion, herpes keratitis, keratoplasty, bullous keratopathy, carcinoma in situ, pterygium, and limbal stem cell deficiency. …”
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A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Association of Minor Criteria of Hannifin and Rajka with Age and Gender in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Population by Garima Bansal, Rishi Bansal

“…The majority presented with high readings with no obvious keratoconus. Male children (88%) presented predominantly with orbital darkening (90.9%) and had an exacerbation in winters (18.2%) in comparison to females (62%) P ≤ 0.05. …”
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Long-term outcomes of corneal transplantation: a review of 8,378 patients by Mohammad Nasser Hashemian, Mohammad Javad Zia, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Qaysser Sattar Abed, Hesam Hashemian

“…Pre-transplant comorbidities (e.g., keratoconus, ulcers), concurrent surgeries (e.g., vitrectomy), and prior procedures (e.g., glaucoma surgeries, IOL implantation) significantly increase re-transplantation risk, likely due to additional ocular stress and inflammation. …”
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Rate of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking Redo in Private Practice: Risk Factors and Safety by Joelle Antoun, Elise Slim, Rami el Hachem, Elias Chelala, Elyse Jabbour, Georges Cherfan, Elias F. Jarade

“…Allergic conjunctivitis and eye rubbing were the only risk factors associated with keratoconus progression after CXL. A close followup is thus mandatory, even years after the procedure. …”
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Customized Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation in Eyes with Cataract and Corneal Astigmatism after Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty: A Prospective Study by Domenico Schiano Lomoriello, Giacomo Savini, Kristian Naeser, Rossella Maria Colabelli-Gisoldi, Valeria Bono, Augusto Pocobelli

“…Patients undergoing cataract surgery after DALK for keratoconus were enrolled. Total corneal astigmatism (TCA) was assessed by a rotating Scheimpflug camera combined with Placido-disk corneal topography (Sirius; CSO, Firenze, Italy). …”
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