The iTrace Dysfunctional Lens Index (DLI) offers a quantitative approach to lens assessment, potentially facilitating the early detection of cataracts. Globally, the prevalence of cataracts has increased due to aging ...
AIM:To compare objective dry retinoscopy and subjective refraction measurements in patients with mild keratoconus(KCN)and quantify any differences.METHODS:This cross-sectional study was done on 68 eyes of 68 patients ...
Supported by Iranian University of Medical Sciences(code:IR.IUMS.REC.1401.371).
AIM:To identify topographic determinants of the anterior chamber angle(ACA)in patients with keratoconus(KCN).METHODS:Four hundred and ten eyes of 294 patients with KCN were recruited for this study.First,complete ocul...
Supported by Xi’an Health Committee Research Projects(No.2023yb14);Shaanxi Province Natural Science Basic Research Project(No.2024JC-YBMS-623);Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Plan Project(No.2024SFYBXM-331).
AIM:To assess the corneal high-order aberration(HOA)and its correlation with corneal morphological parameters in patients with bilateral keratoconus(KCN)and unilateral Vogt’s striae.METHODS:A total of 168 eyes of 84 ...
AIM:To evaluate the clinical outcomes after subsequent implantation of a new intrastromal corneal ring segment(ICRS)model followed by an additional short-arc ICRS implant in keratoconus patients.METHODS:This retrospec...
AIM:To investigate tomographic features of late corneal ectasia after keratoplasty for keratoconus and compare penetrating keratoplasty(PK)and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty(DALK)in terms of incidence,time of ons...
Keratoconus is a clinically prevalent corneal ectasia,characterized by progressive thinning and conical protrusion of the central cornea[1].With an incidence rate of one in every 400 to 2000 individuals,it stands as a...
AIM:To investigate changes in choroidal thickness and vascularity in keratoconus patients treated with corneal crosslinking.METHODS:This study evaluated 28 eyes of 22 patients with keratoconus who underwent corneal cr...
Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2019A1515110158)。
Background and aim:Keratoconus is a slowly progressive and non-inflammatory disease of eye of unknown etiology characterized by significant structural degeneration,thinning and protrusion of cornea.Collagen cross link...