Is there a relationship between keratoconus and ocular Demodex mites?

Is there a relationship between keratoconus and ocular Demodex mites?

BACKGROUND: The background of this study was to evaluate the relationship between keratoconus (KC) occurrence and ocular Demodex infestation together with the effects of Demodex on the ocular surface. METHODS: Thirty-eight eyes of 20 KC patients (KC group) and 40 eyes of 20 age- and sex-matched he...

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Main Authors: Bengi Ece Kurtul, Ozlem Makbule Kaya, Ahmet Kakac, Yasemin Fatma Cetinkaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
demodex brevis
demodex folliculorum
keratoconus
ocular surface
severity
Online Access:http://www.ojoonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-620X;year=2023;volume=16;issue=2;spage=287;epage=292;aulast=Kurtul

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