"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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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratoconus" by people in Profiles.
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Ortega-Martinez A, Touchette G, Zhu H, Kochevar IE, Franco W. Variations in the endogenous fluorescence of rabbit corneas after mechanical property alterations. J Biomed Opt. 2017 Sep; 22(9):1-7.
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Williams M, Lewis W, Franco W. Loss of Tryptophan Fluorescence Correlates With Mechanical Stiffness Following Photo-Crosslinking Treatment of Rabbit Cornea. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 02 01; 58(2):1110-1115.