Corneal Sensitivity and Dry Eye Symptoms in Patients with Keratoconus.

To investigate corneal sensitivity to selective mechanical, chemical, and thermal stimulation and to evaluate their relation to dry eye symptoms in patients with keratoconus.Corneal sensitivity to mechanical, chemical, and thermal thresholds were determined using a gas esthesiometer in 19 patients w...

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Main Authors: Lóránt Dienes, Huba J Kiss, Kristóf Perényi, Zoltán Z Nagy, M Carmen Acosta, Juana Gallar, Illés Kovács
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4619831?pdf=render