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keratoconus: a standalone construct

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keratoconus1 CONSTRUCTKeratoconusRABINOWITZ · OPHTHALMOLOGY

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Ophthalmology

a progressive, non-inflammatory thinning of the cornea that makes it bulge into a cone and causes irregular astigmatism.

In ophthalmology, keratoconus refers to a progressive, non-inflammatory thinning of the cornea that makes it bulge into a cone and causes irregular astigmatism. This meaning comes from Rabinowitz (1998) in Survey of Ophthalmology.[1]

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References

  1. Rabinowitz, Y. S. (1998). Keratoconus. Survey of Ophthalmology, 42(4), 297-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6257(97)00119-7

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