The purpose of this observational study was to understand the differences in clinical features and mechanisms of keratoconus between children and adults. The main questions it aimed to answer as follows: (1) to understand the characteristics of keratoconus in Chinese children. (2) to observe corneal stromal cells at the cytological level using in vivo corneal laser confocal microscopy and explore the pathogenesis.
Age range
10 Years – 50 Years
Sex
ALL
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Thinnest corneal thickness
Timeframe: 1 year
Kmax
Timeframe: 1 year
ISV
Timeframe: 1 year
IVA
Timeframe: 1 year
IHA
Timeframe: 1 year
IHD
Timeframe: 1 year
CBI
Timeframe: 1 year
TBI
Timeframe: 1 year
SPA1
Timeframe: 1 year
SSI
Timeframe: 1 year
Corneal stromal cell density
Timeframe: 1 year
Mutations in collagen related genes
Timeframe: 1 year