Keratoconus Consecutive to Vernal Conjunctivitis
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Effects of vernal and allergic conjunctivitis on severity of keratoconus.
AIM To demonstrate the effects of two different types of allergic conjunctivitis on severity of keratoconus (KC). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 171 KC patients referred between June 2010 and June 2011. The KC patients were divided into 3 groups as KC (group A), KC with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) (group B) and KC with allergic conjunctivitis (AC) (group C). ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1920
ISSN: 0002-9394
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(20)90041-7