Association between chronic kidney disease and the most common corneal ectasia disease (keratoconus): a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background Both keratoconus (KCN) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are multifactorial conditions with multiple aetiologies and share several common pathophysiologies. However, the few studies that have described the relationship between KCN and CKD are limited to case reports and small case...

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Main Authors: Ren-Long Jan, Shih-Feng Weng, Jhi-Joung Wang, Yuh-Shin Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02307-z