Ocular allergy and keratoconus

Ocular allergy and keratoconus

Keratoconus is the most common corneal ectatic disorder, the cause of which is largely unknown. Many factors have been implicated, and the ocular allergy is being one of them. The commonly proposed pathogenesis includes the release of inflammatory mediators due to eye rubbing which may alter the cor...

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Main Authors: Namrata Sharma, Kavita Rao, Prafulla K Maharana, Rasik B Vajpayee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Epidemiology
keratoconus
prevalence
Disease pathogenesis
genetic heterogeneity
genetics and genomics
genome-wide association study
genomic loci
linkage mapping
molecular mechanisms
whole exome-genome sequencing
Deregulation
ectasia
gene expression
mass spectroscopy
proteomics
signaling pathways
Cornea
crosslinking
modulus
Corneal topography
imaging
optical coherence tomography
placido disc based topography
Ectatic disease
scheimpflug imaging
Keratoconus
ocular allergy
vernal keratoconjunctivitis
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=8;spage=407;epage=409;aulast=Sharma

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