A New Method for Grading the Severity of Keratoconus

2006194 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Timothy T. McMahon · University of Illinois Chicago

Loretta Szczotka‐Flynn · Case Western Reserve University

Joseph T. Barr · The Ohio State University

Robert J. Anderson · University of Illinois Chicago

Mary E. Slaughter · Case Western Reserve University

Jonathan H. Lass · University Hospitals of Cleveland

Sudha K. Iyengar

Abstract

A simple and reliable grading system for keratoconus was developed that can be largely automated. Such a grading scheme could be useful in genetic studies for a complex trait such as keratoconus requiring a quantitative measure of disease presence and severity.

Topics & Keywords

Corneal surgery and disorders Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ocular Surface and Contact Lens

Publication Details

Published in: Cornea

Volume 25, Issue 7, pp. 794-800

DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000226359.26678.d1

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 3.60

Command Palette

A New Method for Grading the Severity of Keratoconus

Authors

Abstract

Topics & Keywords

Publication Details