 Keratoconus
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Keratoconus" by people in this website by year, and whether "Keratoconus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratoconus" by people in Profiles.
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Smith CG, Edwards Mayhew RG, Singh JK, Patnaik JL, Wagner BD, Wise RE, Jung JL, Puente MA, Hickey F, Fonteh C, McCourt EA. Screening Corneal Tomography for the Diagnosis of Keratoconus in Pediatric Patients With Trisomy 21. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Sep; 277:349-355.
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Liu J, Puente MA, Edwards Mayhew RG, Smith CG, Mehner LC, Jung JL, McCourt EA. Corneal tomography under general anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position. J AAPOS. 2025 Jun; 29(3):104205.
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Imbornoni LM, Wise RE, Taravella MJ, Hickey F, McCourt EA. Keratoconus and corneal morphology in patients with Down syndrome at a pediatric hospital. J AAPOS. 2020 06; 24(3):140.e1-140.e5.
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Imbornoni LM, McGhee CNJ, Belin MW. Evolution of Keratoconus: From Diagnosis to Therapeutics. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2018 Jun; 235(6):680-688.
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Imbornoni LM, Padmanabhan P, Belin MW, Deepa M. Long-Term Tomographic Evaluation of Unilateral Keratoconus. Cornea. 2017 Nov; 36(11):1316-1324.
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