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Non-allergic eye rubbing is a major behavioral risk factor for keratoconus

Since the environmental, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors in the etiology of keratoconus (KTCN) remain poorly understood, we characterized them as features influencing KTCN phenotype, and especially affecting the corneal epithelium (CE). In this case-control study, 118 KTCN patients and 73 cont...

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Autores principales: Jaskiewicz, Katarzyna, Maleszka-Kurpiel, Magdalena, Michalski, Andrzej, Ploski, Rafal, Rydzanicz, Malgorzata, Gajecka, Marzena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10101517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37053215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284454