Corneal ectasia following cataract extraction surgery in a patient with keratoconus: a case report

Abstract Background According to experimental and clinical published studies, patients with keratoconus have a genetic predisposition to corneal ectasia; however, ectasia might not be activated or reactivated unless an additional stressful event triggers the disease. Triggering factors are sources o...

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Main Authors: Georgios Labiris, Eirini-Kanella Panagiotopoulou, Panagiota Ntonti, Sergios Taliantzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2238-x