Postkeratoplasty Atopic Sclerokeratitis in Keratoconus Patients
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Keratoconus and coexisting atopic disease.
The association of keratoconus and atopic disease has been reported on several occasions but the only controlled clinical study that has so far been published found no evidence to support this view. Since it is now known that atopy is often associated with changes in various immunoglobulins, particularly IgE, it was considered desirable to determine the immunological profiles of a large series ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0161-6420
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.07.018