Study investigates common features of keratoconus in Down syndrome

PARIS — The corneas of patients with Down syndrome present many features similar to those of mild keratoconus eyes, although they do not meet the criteria to be classified as keratoconus, as demonstrated in a study presented at EuCornea 2019.
The study, conducted at the Vissum Institute in Alicante, Spain, included 37 eyes of patients with Down syndrome, 46 eyes with mild keratoconus and 40 healthy control eyes. Corneal topography, tomography, aberrometry, pachymetry and volume analysis were performed using the Sirius system (CSO), a combined Placido disc topographer and anterior (Read more...)

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