Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 177-179, December 2005

Atypical unilateral superior keratoconus in young males

  • K.H. Weed

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland DD1 9SY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1382 632348; fax: +44 1382 660130.
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  • C.N.J. McGhee

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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  • C.J. MacEwen

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland DD1 9SY, UK

published online 22 November 2005.

Abstract 

Generally in keratoconus the corneal apex displacement is inferior in position and bilateral in expression. Two young male keratoconic subjects enrolled in the Dundee University Scottish Keratoconus Study (DUSKS) demonstrated with corneal topography the presence of unilateral superior keratoconus. Successful visual rehabilitation of a superior cone with contact lens fitting represents a particular challenge to the contact lens practitioner. This report discusses the management of two such cases.

Keywords: Superior keratoconus, Contact lenses

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PII: S1367-0484(05)00081-0

doi:10.1016/j.clae.2005.10.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 177-179, December 2005

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