Keratoconus associated with continual eye rubbing due to punctal agenesis

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 567-569

  Lindsay, Richard G ^a   Bruce, Adrian S ^a   Gutteridge, Ian F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Eye rubbing; Keratoconus; Mechanical trauma; Punctal agenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EYE IRRITATION; EYE MALFORMATION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033925876     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200007000-00034     Document Type: Article

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