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ISSUE ALERT
Volume 43, Issue 15
Special Report: Can we eliminate the risk of ectasia?
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Determining best time for crosslinking
Patients of any age may be considered as a candidate for corneal crosslinking to treat keratoconus, reports William B. Trattler, MD. Making the diagnosis as early as possible is important, and typically requires corneal topography or tomography.
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Can we eliminate corneal ectasia?
image description here Even patients with no risk factors can develop ectasia. There is no current way to eliminate the risk entirely, according to Steven C. Schallhorn, MD.

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Servicing the served
image description here OT Chief Medical Editor Peter J. McDonnell, MD, remembers a patient who needed corrective surgery in order to serve in the military. The surgery was a success, but he had one lasting question for the patient: how many pushups could he do?

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