Association between keratoconus and atopy.
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Association between keratoconus and atopy.
Sixty-seven patients with keratoconus were classified according to atopic status. Keratoconus patients with and without atopy did not differ significantly with regard to sex, age of onset, or rate of keratoplasty, but patients with very high IgE levels were more prone to graft rejection. Atopy was less common in patients with unilateral keratoconus, and keratoconus occurred more frequently on t...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.73.10.816