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- 2017
Suppl-1, M8: Contact Lenses for Keratoconus- Current PracticeDOI: 10.2174/1874364101711010241 Keywords: Keratoconus, Cornea, Contact lens, Visual rehabilitation, RMS, GP Abstract: Keratoconus is a chronic, bilateral, usuallly asymmetrical, non-inflammatory, ectatic disorder, being characterized by progressive steepening, thinning and apical scarring of the cornea. Initially, the patient is asymptomatic, but the visual acuity gradually decreases, resulting in significant vision loss due to the development of irregular astigmatism, myopia, corneal thinning and scarring. The classic treatment of visual rehabilitation in keratoconus is based on spectacles and contact lenses (CLs)
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