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Keratoconus

Known as: Conical cornea, Keratoconus [Disease/Finding], Bulging cornea 
A noninflammatory, usually bilateral protrusion of the cornea, the apex being displaced downward and nasally. It occurs most commonly in females at… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

Corneal DiseasesDisorder of eye

Narrower (2)

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Novel pachymetric parameters based on corneal tomography for diagnosing keratoconus.
PURPOSE To describe pachymetric progression indices (PPI) of the Pentacam HR (Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH) and the concept of… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Corneal epithelial thickness profile in the diagnosis of keratoconus.
PURPOSE To illustrate the hypothesis that epithelial thickness profile maps could be used as an adjunctive tool to improve the… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin and ultraviolet A to treat induced keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis
Review
2004
Review
2004
Morphological changes in keratoconus: pathology or pathogenesis
Keratoconus was first discriminated from other corneal ectatic diseases in 1854. Since that time the morphological… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis
Review
2002
Review
2002
Between-Eye Asymmetry in Keratoconus
Purpose. To report baseline differences between eyes on key variables in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Genetic epidemiological study of keratoconus: evidence for major gene determination.
Keratoconus (KC) is a noninflammatory corneal thinning disorder and the major cause of cornea transplantation in the Western… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Keratocyte apoptosis associated with keratoconus.
Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal dystrophy associated with stromal thinning and disruption of Bowman's layer. The purpose of… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Automated keratoconus screening with corneal topography analysis.
PURPOSE Although visual inspection of corneal topography maps by trained experts can be powerful, this method is inherently… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Factors predictive of corneal graft survival. Report from the Australian Corneal Graft Registry.
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