"Keratoconus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A noninflammatory, usually bilateral protrusion of the cornea, the apex being displaced downward and nasally. It occurs most commonly in females at about puberty. The cause is unknown but hereditary factors may play a role. The -conus refers to the cone shape of the corneal protrusion. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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D007640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.204.627
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratoconus" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of COVID-19 on keratoconus patients waiting for corneal cross linking. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov; 31(6):3490-3493.
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Acute Corneal Endothelial Graft Rejection With Coinciding COVID-19 Infection. Cornea. 2021 Jan; 40(1):123-124.
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Four in one: Four recepients with a single donor tissue - A novel concept for eye transplantation surgery post-COVID-19. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov; 68(11):2471-2474.
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Effects of a semi-scleral contact lens on refraction and higher order aberrations. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2019 12; 42(6):670-674.
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Current concepts in crosslinking thin corneas. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jan; 67(1):8-15.
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Bilaterally Asymmetric Corneal Ectasia Following SMILE With Asymmetrically Reduced Stromal Molecular Markers. J Refract Surg. 2019 Jan 01; 35(1):6-14.
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Topography-Based Removal of Corneal Epithelium for Keratoconus: A Novel and Customized Technique. Cornea. 2018 Jul; 37(7):923-925.
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Corneal Ectasia in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A Sequela of Chronic Disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 09; 193:1-9.
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The eye involvement in monogenic autoinflammatory diseases: literature review and update. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 Jan-Feb; 36 Suppl 110(1):44-53.
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Outcomes of Corneal Cross-Linking Correlate With Cone-Specific Lysyl Oxidase Expression in Patients With Keratoconus. Cornea. 2018 03; 37(3):369-374.