Keratoconus

Part I. Introduction

1. What Is Keratoconus? A New Approach to a Not So Rare Disease
Jorge L. Alió

2. Modern Pathogenesis of Keratoconus: Genomics and Proteomics
Pierre Fournié, Stéphane D. Galiacy, François Malecaze

3. Epidemiology of Keratoconus
Ramez Barbara, Andrew M. J. Turnbull, Parwez Hossain, David F. Anderson, Adel Barbara

4. Histopathology (from Keratoconus Pathology to Pathogenesis)
Trevor Sherwin, Salim Ismail, I-Ping Loh, Jennifer Jane McGhee

5. Keratoconus in Children
Luca Buzzonetti, Paola Valente, Gianni Petrocelli

Part II. Diagnostic Tools in Keratoconus

6. Instrumentation for Diagnosis of Keratoconus
Francesco Versaci, Gabriele Vestri

7. Analyzing Tomographic Corneal Elevation for Detecting Ectasia
Michael W. Belin, Renato Ambrósio

8. Analyzing Tomographic Thickness for Detecting Corneal Ectatic Diseases
Renato Ambrósio, Fernando Faria Correia, Michael W. Belin

9. Diagnostic Approach of Corneal Topography Maps
Francisco Cavas-Martínez, Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez, José Nieto Martínez, Francisco J. Fernández Cañavate, Daniel García Fernández-Pacheco

10. Geometrical Analysis of Corneal Topography
Francisco Cavas-Martínez, Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez, José Nieto Martínez, Francisco J. Fernández Cañavate, Daniel García Fernández-Pacheco

11. Early Keratoconus Detection Enhanced by Modern Diagnostic Technology
Francisco Cavas-Martínez, Pablo Sanz Díez, Alfredo Vega Estrada, Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez, Daniel García Fernández-Pacheco, Ana Belén Plaza Puche, José Nieto Martínez, Francisco J. Fernández Cañavate, Jorge L. Alió

12. Role of Corneal Biomechanics in the Diagnosis and Management of Keratoconus
FangJun Bao, Brendan Geraghty, QinMei Wang, Ahmed Elsheikh

13. Diagnosing Keratoconus Using VHF Digital Ultrasound Epithelial Thickness Profiles
Dan Z. Reinstein, Timothy J. Archer, Marine Gobbe, Raksha Urs, Ronald H. Silverman

14. Brillouin Scanning Microscopy in Keratoconus
Giuliano Scarcelli, Seok Hyun Yun

Part III. The Clinical Profile of Keratoconus

15. Keratoconus Grading and Its Therapeutic Implications
Alfredo Vega Estrada, Pablo Sanz Díez, Jorge L. Alió

Part IV. Therapeutic Tools in Keratoconus

16. Contact Lenses for Keratoconus
Amy Watts, Kathryn Colby

17. Intracorneal Ring Segments: Types, Indications and Outcomes
Aylin Kılıç, Jorge Alió del Barrio, Alfredo Vega Estrada

18. Intracorneal Ring Segments: Complications
Aylin Kılıç, Jorge Alió del Barrio

19. Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Corneal Ectasias
David O’Brart

20. Complications of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
David O’Brart

21. Pediatric Corneal Cross-Linking
Sabine Kling, Farhad Hafezi

22. Carbon Nanomaterials: An Upcoming Therapy for Corneal Biomechanic Enhancement
Alfredo Vega Estrada, Jorge L. Alió, Joaquin Silvestre-Albero

Part V. Surgery of Keratoconus

23. Surgical Correction of Keratoconus: Different Modalities of Keratoplasty and Their Clinical Outcomes
Jorge L. Alió del Barrio, Francisco Arnalich Montiel, Jorge L. Alió

24. The Use of Femtosecond Laser and Corneal Welding in the Surgery of Keratoconus
Luca Menabuoni, Alex Malandrini, Annalisa Canovetti, Ivo Lenzetti, Roberto Pini, Francesca Rossi

Part VI. Refractive Surgery in Keratoconus

25. Refractive Surgery in Keratoconus
Pablo Sanz Díez, Alfredo Vega Estrada, Jorge L. Alió

26. Excimer Laser Ablation in Keratoconus Treatment: Sequential High Definition Wavefront-Guided PRK After CXL
Mohamed Shafik Shaheen, Ahmed Shalaby

27. Iris-Supported Phakic IOLs Implantation in Patients with Keratoconus
Pablo Sanz Díez, Alfredo Vega Estrada, Roberto Fernández Buenaga, Jorge L. Alió

28. Toric Implantable Collamer Lens for Correction of Myopia and Astigmatism in Keratoconus
Mohamed Shafik Shaheen, Hussam Zaghloul

29. Cataract Surgery in the Patient with Keratoconus
Roberto Fernández Buenaga, Jorge L. Alió

30. Adjourn: A Glance at the Future of Keratoconus
Jorge L. Alió

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Ophthalmology