Assessment of the mechanical forces applied during eye rubbing

Abstract Background To determine the average amount of mechanical forces applied to the lids of keratoconus patients during eye rubbing. Methods Fifty-seven patients (41 male, 16 female, average age 34.8 years) with a clinically and topographically diagnosed keratoconus and a history of eye rubbing...

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Main Authors: Farhad Hafezi, Nikki L. Hafezi, Bojan Pajic, Francesca Gilardoni, J. Bradley Randleman, Jose Alvaro P. Gomes, Léonard Kollros, Mark Hillen, Emilio A. Torres-Netto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-020-01551-5

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