Keratoconus: Current Status and Prospects
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Ophthalmology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 July 2025 | Viewed by 714
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: vision science; ocular surface; keratoconus; biomarkers; cell cultures; translational research
2. Instituto Galego de Oftalmoloxía (INGO), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
3. Corneal Neurodegeneration Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: ophthalmology clinical research; corneal ectasias; proteomics; theragnostic; medical contact lenses
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Keratoconus (KC), the most prevalent corneal ectasia, is a degenerative disease characterized by progressive weakening, thinning, and protrusion of the corneal tissue. Although it is commonly diagnosed during puberty, the condition can begin earlier, impacting children and young adults and causing great visual impairment and quality of life disability with substantial economic, social, and health repercussions. A major challenge in diagnosing this disease is the current reliance on clinical and imaging techniques that only identify KC when irreversible corneal damage has already occurred. To date, there is no pharmacological treatment to prevent its development in the preclinical stages or curative treatment to reverse its evolution. As for the molecular and genetic fields, the scientific community recognizes the involvement of several processes but without elucidating the primary pathophysiological mechanism that triggers the disease.
For this Special Issue, we invite clinicians and researchers to submit groundbreaking original articles or reviews on keratoconus (KC). We aim to expand the understanding of KC by exploring innovative preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches. Additionally, we encourage submissions that delve into the significant challenges related to biomarker discovery, personalized medicine, and technological advancements in the field of KC.
Dr. Uxía Regueiro
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lema
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- keratoconus
- prevention
- diagnostic
- biomarker discovery
- genetics
- exposome
- treatment
- personalized medicine
- major challenges
- technological advances
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