Keratoconus-like tomographic changes in a case of recurrent interstitial keratitis
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Keratoconus-like tomographic changes in a case of recurrent interstitial keratitis
BACKGROUND The purpose of this report was to describe a single case of recurrent interstitial keratitis in a young patient leading to keratoconus-like corneal changes. RESULTS Over the 2 years follow-up, the patient developed clinical signs of keratoconus with Vogt's striae, Fleischer Ring and paracentral stromal thinning in the affected eye only. The tomographic measurements revealed a rapid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1186/s12348-018-0146-7