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Life Expectancy in the KC Population

Originally published in NKCf Update (June 2024). Twelve years ago, an Australian optometrist posed an alarming observation. 'Where,' he asked, 'were the…

Why Clinical Trials?

Originally published in NKCF Update (June 2024). Medical device businesses, pharmaceutical companies, the National Eye Institute, university medical centers, and…

Corneal Transplants in the Age of Crosslinking

Originally published in NKCF Update (June 2024). Researchers at University Hospital in Oslo wondered how the introduction of crosslinking (CXL)…

Creating a New Tool to Evaluate KC-related Quality of Life

Originally published in NKCF Update (June 2024). A committee of keratoconus experts in France published their efforts to create a…

Higher than Expected – Rate of Pediatric Keratoconus in U.S.

Originally published in NKCF Update (June 2024). A groundbreaking study on the state of pediatric keratoconus in the US was…

Reliability of Subjective Refraction

Originally published in NKCF Update (June 2024). Anyone who undergoes a comprehensive eye exam has likely answered the question, "Which is…

June 2024 Update Newsletter

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November 2023 Update Newsletter

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Health Literacy: Minimal Keratoconus Knowledge

Originally published in NKCF Update (February 2024) A few years ago, Update presented results of research conducted in Switzerland in 2019-2020.…