keratoconus/asthenia

Ten cases of mongolism are reported in which acute keratoconus developed. The results according to age and sex distribution, onset of the disease, status of the fellow eye, and histology of the cornea are compared with former reports. Our theory of the etiopathogenesis of acute keratoconus in

Earlier studies of successful keratoplasties in keratoconus patients showed that despite clear healing of transplants, a high degree of regular astigmatism very often results. A series of 28 eyes operated with a double running corneal suture is critically analyzed. It can be seen that, even using

UNASSIGNED In this study, we elucidated the differential expression of a set of local molecular factors in ectatic cone area of the cornea to uncover a functional cause for focal corneal weakening characteristic of the keratoconus (KC) disease. UNASSIGNED All human corneal samples were collected

Hypermobility of the joints is a frequent finding in patients who have keratoconus. Twenty-two of 44 patients (50%) presenting in 1973 were found to have hypermobility of joints (mainly Ehlers-Danlos syndrome II or mitis type). The significance of this finding is discussed in relation to biochemical

Purpose: A topical corneal cross-linking solution that can be used as an adjunct or replacement to standard photochemical cross-linking (UV-riboflavin) methods remain an attractive possibility. Optimal concentration and delivery method

OBJECTIVE To study the biomechanical properties of the corneas of both eyes in patients with evident keratoconus manifestation in one eye. METHODS Our study consisted of nine patients with keratoconus and 25 volunteers in the control group. Both eyes of all participants were measured twice with a

A candidate for refractive surgery presented with classic (type I) Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Clinical examination revealed blue sclera, limbus-to-limbus corneal thinning, myopia, and astigmatism. Orbscan (Bausch & Lomb) pachymetry mapping provided a striking demonstration of the limbus-to-limbus