PURPOSE: To report a series of cases with asymmetric keratoconus attributed to eye rubbing, discuss its pathogenesis, and review the literature. METHODS: Case reports and literature review. RESULTS: A careful history obtained from 5 patients with asymmetric keratoconus revealed habitual eye rubbing of the more severely affected eye. CONCLUSIONS: Trauma, such as occurs with habitual eye rubbing, plays a role in the pathogenesis of keratoconus.
PURPOSE: To report a series of cases with asymmetric keratoconus attributed to eye rubbing, discuss its pathogenesis, and review the literature. METHODS: Case reports and literature review. RESULTS: A careful history obtained from 5 patients with asymmetric keratoconus revealed habitual eye rubbing of the more severely affected eye. CONCLUSIONS:Trauma, such as occurs with habitual eye rubbing, plays a role in the pathogenesis of keratoconus.
Authors: Marzena Gajecka; Uppala Radhakrishna; Daniel Winters; Swapan K Nath; Malgorzata Rydzanicz; Uppala Ratnamala; Kimberly Ewing; Andrea Molinari; Jose A Pitarque; Kwanghyuk Lee; Suzanne M Leal; Bassem A Bejjani Journal: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci Date: 2008-11-14 Impact factor: 4.799
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