American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 527-535 , October 2004

Quality of life in keratoconus

  • Steven M. Kymes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (S.M.K., M.O.G.)
    • ,
  • Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio, USA (J.J.W., K.Z.)
    • ,
  • Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio, USA (J.J.W., K.Z.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Steven M. Kymes, PhD, Washington University Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Campus Box 8096, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110–1093, USA; fax: (314) 362-0231
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  • Mae O. Gordon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (S.M.K., M.O.G.)
    • ,
  • Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study Group

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (S.M.K., M.O.G.)

,Accepted 13 April 2004.

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☆ A listing of the additional investigators who participated in the study appears in the Appendix.The Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study is supported by the National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health, grants EY10419, EY10069, EY10077, EY12656, and EY02687. It also was supported by Conforma Contact Lenses, Paragon Vision Sciences, CIBA Vision Corporation, and the Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation.

PII: S0002-9394(04)00412-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.04.031

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 527-535 , October 2004

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