New study further links eye rubbing with the ectatic disease, manifested here as a response to longstanding systemic allergy.

Early detection is essential to ensure timely treatment that stabilizes keratoconus’s progression. Many believe that Pentacam allows early identification of corneal ectatic disorders by providing information on thickness, elevation and curvature of the anterior and posterior faces. Researchers in Colombia estimated the frequency, severity and risk factors associated with the diagnosis of keratoconus according to Pentacam criteria among the pediatric population with high or oblique astigmatism or high myopia. Atopy was the only statistically significant risk factor, present in 85% of the patient cohort diagnosed with keratoconus.

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