...Daizo Matsumoto; Satoru Inoda; Takahiko Hayashi; Hidetoshi Kawashima Introduction: We report a case of late-onset Descemet membrane detachment triggered by contrast-enhanced computed tomography more than 30 years after penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus and describe its successful treatment...

...Karen Bitton; Mathieu Dubois; Sarah Moran; Damien Gatinel We report a case of discordant keratoconus (KC) in a set of monozygotic twins with contrasting environmental risk factors. Twin one had bilateral, asymmetrical KC. He reported significant eye rubbing using his knuckles during his night-shift...

...Faady Yahya; Christian F. Prünte; Hendrik P.N. Scholl; Zisis Gatzioufas We report the case of a 23-year-old male who was referred to our clinic for a routine follow-up examination. The patient was treated for keratoconus 3 years ago in Colombia, where intracorneal ring segments were implanted...

...Majid Moshirfar; Dallin C. Milner; Tanisha Martheswaran; Shannon E. McCabe; Yasmyne C. Ronquillo; Phillip C. Hoopes Intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRSs) are an effective treatment for stabilizing and normalizing corneal shape in patients with keratoconus and other corneal ectasias...

... transplantation (AMT). A 33-year-old man with progressing keratoconus underwent left eye CXL. We prescribed betamethasone and levofloxacin eye drops 5 times daily and diclofenac sodium eye drops 3 times daily for 3 days. Three days after CXL, there was a persistent epithelial defect and the left corneal stroma...

...Sharif Hashmani; Nauman Hashmani; Roha Saeed Memon We present here the case of a 24-year-old male who experienced progressive keratoconus and vision loss which adversely affected his ability to carry out everyday tasks. This landed him in the Hashmanis Hospital for consultation. He had...

...Deepali Sandeep Tambe; Anders Ivarsen; Jesper Hjortdal Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for keratoconus and to estimate the subsequent risk of progression. Methods: This is a retrospective follow-up study. Between 1998 and 2013, 28...

...Cosimo Mazzotta; Claudio Traversi; Frederik Raiskup; Caterina Lo Rizzo; Alessandra Renieri Purpose: To report the observation of a triple corneal dystrophy association consisting of keratoconus (KC), epithelial basement membrane corneal dystrophy (EBMCD) and Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy...

... formulated riboflavin transepithelial administration and delivery of high-fluence UVA in a topographically customized pattern was applied in an eye with progressive keratoconus. Visual acuity, cornea clarity, keratometry, topography, and pachymetry with a multitude of modalities, as well as endothelial cell...

... underwent phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Five eyes of 3 cataract patients with topographically stable keratoconus or pellucid macular degeneration (PMD), in which phacoemulsification with toric IOL implantation was used to correct high astigmatism, are reported. Objective and subjective refraction...

...A. John Kanellopoulos; George Asimellis Purpose: To evaluate safety, efficacy and ease of measurement of epithelial thickness in a keratoconic patient based on anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Methods: A 25-year-old male patient, previously diagnosed with keratoconus...

...Raffaele Nuzzi; Elisa Buschini A 32-year-old man suffering from keratoconus was treated with radial keratotomy. Twenty weeks later, he presented visual deterioration, edema and corneal perforation. A penetrating keratoplasty was required. The postoperative course was regular, but after 9 months...

...M. Leozappa; S. Ciani; T. Micelli Ferrari Keratoconus associated with myelinated retinal nerve fibers is not frequent and the relationship between the two pathologies is difficult to explain, therefore studies and further investigation are required. The etiology of each condition may suggest...