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Experiences of keratoconus patients attending public eye care facilities in South Africa

BACKGROUND: Keratoconus (KC) is a progressive condition that usually affects young persons between their first and fourth decades. Myopia and irregular astigmatism are the common presentations which are proceeded by corneal steepening and thinning. Keratoconus is a progressive ectasia of the cornea...

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Autores principales: Nkoana, Pheagane M.W., Mashige, Percy K., Moodley, Vanessa R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476225/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.3974