Mechanical removal of epithelial hyperplasia leads to successful treatment of irregular astigmatism

Abstract Background Corneal epithelium remodeling in response to changes in the anterior corneal surface (keratoconus, corneal refractive surgery) is well-documented in the literature. However, several conditions may induce a different behavior of the epithelium, in which focal areas of epithelial t...

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Published in:	BMC Ophthalmology
Main Authors:	Mª Victoria de Rojas Silva, Juan Álvarez de Toledo, Adrián Tobío Ruibal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-03-01
Subjects:	Irregular astigmatism Epithelial hyperplasia Epithelial mapping Pseudokeratoconus
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-023-02870-z