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Keratoconus Crosslinking Associated with Early Complications
Corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus is considered safe, but a retrospective study found a higher than expected incidence of ocular surface healing disorders linked to the procedure. Med...
Evidence Of Link Discovered Between Immune Irregularities And Autism
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) pioneered the study of the link between irregularities in the immune system and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism a decade ago....
Corneal Collagen Crosslinking: Still Too Experimental for Keratoconus?
Is this intriguing technique ready for primetime in the treatment of patients with keratoconus? Medscape Ophthalmology
Researchers find evidence of link between immune irregularities and autism
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) pioneered the study of the link between irregularities in the immune system and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism a decade ago....
Ten Years Later, Intacs a Proven Alternative to Corneal Transplants for Managing Keratoconus
Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory disease of the eye characterized by progressive corneal steepening often resulting in vision loss. In 2003, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler published h...
Researchers identify link between immune response and blood clotting
Rice University researchers have found an unexpected link between a protein that triggers the formation of blood clots and other proteins that are essential for the body's immune system.
New Method Promotes Detection of Blinding Eye Disease
MCHENRY, Ill., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a disease that is ruining the vision of over a hundred thousand young people in the U.S. who go undiagnosed and untreated. Most don't even know its...
Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler Donates 100% of Proceeds of New Book to Special Olympics
World renowned eye surgeon Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler will be donating all the proceeds from his new book, How We Conquered Keratoconus, to the Special Olympics. Dr. Boxer Wac...
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Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic capacity of the Ocular Response Analyser's keratoconus match index (KMI) and keratoconus match probability (KMP) classification in a sample of keratoconus (KC)...
Keratoconus caused by eye rubbing in patients with Tourette Syndrome.
Objective: To report the association between keratoconus and Tourette Syndrome (TS) and to reinforce that eye rubbing may be a causative factor for keratoconus.Design: Observational case series.Partic...
Corneal crosslinking for progressive keratoconus in four children.
The authors describe four children with progressive keratoconus treated by corneal crosslinking (CXL). The current CXL guidelines recommend treatment of patients 18 years and older. Nevertheless, kera...
Management of keratoconus: current scenario.
Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal dystrophy and is a leading indication for corneal transplantation surgery worldwide. The disease was first described in detail more than 150 years ago by Dr John Nott...
Corneal thickness and volume in subclinical and clinical keratoconus.
To evaluate corneal thickness and volume in subclinical and clinical keratoconus in Asian population with the aim of discriminating between normal and ectatic cornea. Eyes were placed into one of the...
