Is consanguinity a risk factor for keratoconus?

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 448-454

  Gordon Shaag, Ariela ^a   Millodot, Michel ^b   Essa, Maron ^a   Garth, Jeanne ^c   Ghara, Mohammed ^a   Shneor, Einat ^a  

^a Hadassah Academic College   (Israel)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c St John Eye Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

allergy; consanguinity; eye rubbing; keratoconus; sunglasses

Indexed keywords

CONSANGUINITY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; EYE RUBBING; KERATOCONUS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; SUNGLASSES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

ALLERGIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; KERATOCONUS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876838607     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31828da95c     Document Type: Article

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