ReviewJournal of ophthalmology2017
Nonsurgical Procedures for Keratoconus Management.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intraocular lens power calculation accuracy in patients with keratoconus: Network meta-analysis and systematic review.Clinical & experimental ophthalmologyPooled it
- Challenges of Scleral Lens Practice in Yemen: Insights from a Tertiary Referral Eye Center in Sana'a.Clinical optometry · 2026Article
- Integrating 3D-printed sclero-corneal models into Rigid Gas Permeable contact lens training: A pilot study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Impact of contact lens correction on wavefront aberrations and vision quality in keratoconus.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025Review
- Avoiding Surgery: Successful Management of a Patient With Severe Keratoconus Using Scleral Contact Lenses.Cureus · 2025Article
- Long-Term Effectiveness of Scleral Lens Treatment in the Management of Keratoconus: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Evaluation of meibomian gland morphology in keratoconus patients wearing scleral contact lenses.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Keratoconus: imaging modalities and management.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2024Review
- Clinical Performance and Patient Satisfaction of Hybrid Contact Lenses in Patients with Keratoconus.Turkish journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Comparison of Hybrid Contact Lenses and Rigid Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses in Moderate and Advanced Keratoconus.Turkish journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Management of keratoconus: an updated review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Comparison of Clinical and Topographic Outcomes of Hybrid and Scleral Lenses in Advanced Keratoconus.Beyoglu eye journal · 2022Article
- Outcomes and complications of implantable collamer lens for mild to advance keratoconus.International ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Update on Contact Lens Treatment of KeratoconusTurkish journal of ophthalmology · 2020Review
- Effect of rigid gas permeable contact lens on keratoconus progression: a review.International journal of ophthalmology · 2020Review
- Topographic and Biomechanical Changes after Application of Corneal Cross-Linking in Recurrent Keratoconus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Visual acuity in patients with keratoconus: a comparison with matched regular myopic astigmatism.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2019Article
- Decoding Cone Morphology in Keratoconus: A Retrospective Study on Contact Lens Selection in Turkish Patients.Journal of current ophthalmologyArticle
- Quantifying contact lens-related changes in keratoconus corneal topographic indices: an updated Pentacam Scheimpflug imaging analysis.Romanian journal of ophthalmologyArticle
- Short-term visual outcome with sclerocorneal contact lens on irregular cornea.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the past 20 years' correction modalities for keratoconus and their visual outcomes and possible complications.
methodsA review of the published literature related to the visual outcomes and possible complications in the context of keratoconus management using nonsurgical procedures for the last 20 years (glasses and contact lenses) was performed. Original articles that reported the outcome of any correction modalities of keratoconus management were reviewed.
resultsThe most nonsurgical procedure used on keratoconus management is the contact lens fitting. Soft contact lenses and soft toric contact lenses, rigid gas-permeable contact lenses, piggyback contact lens system, hybrid contact lenses, and scleral and corneoscleral contact lenses form the contemporary range of available lens types for keratoconus management with contact lenses. All of them try to restore the vision, improve the quality of life, and delay surgical procedures in patients with this disease. Complications are derived from the intolerance of using contact lens, and the use of each depends on keratoconus severity.
conclusionsIn the context of nonsurgical procedures, the use of contact lenses for the management of keratoconic patients represents a good alternative to restore vision and improve the quality of live in this population.
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