Keratoconus: an inflammatory disorder?
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Subclinical keratoconus and inflammatory molecules from tears.
BACKGROUND/AIMS Tissue degradation in corneal thinning disorders, such as keratoconus (KC), involves the expression of inflammatory mediators. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of proinflammatory cytokines and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in tears from both eyes of unilateral keratoconus (KC) patients. METHODS Thirty patients diagnosed as having asymmetrical KC (30 K...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2015.63