Publications by authors named "S C Goebels"
Keratoconus (KC) is a progressive cone-shaped corneal protrusion that causes paracentral thinning at the apex of the cone and typically occurs asymmetrically on both sides. After a careful anamnesis and classification of the degree of severity a targeted treatment appropriate to the stage of the disease is available. If the visual acuity is no longer sufficient, rigid gas-permeable contact lenses (CL) are fitted by a specialist.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to analyse the keratoconus (KC) stage distribution at different ages within the Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC).
Methods: 1917 corneae (1000 patients) were allocated to decades of age, classified according to Belin's ABCD KC grading system and the stage distribution was analysed.
Results: 73 per cent (n=728) of the patients were males, 27% (n=272) were females.
Purpose: To evaluate whether the inter-eye asymmetry of keratoconus (KC) patients is different from a healthy control group and to investigate how asymmetry changes with increasing severity of the disease.
Methods: In this retrospective study, we included both eyes of 350 patients with KC (age 35 ± 13 years) and 68 candidates planned for refractive surgery (control group, age 37 ± 11 years). Inclusion criteria for the KC group were keratoconus in at least one eye with Pentacam Topographical Keratoconus Classification (TKC) of at least 0.
Purpose: To investigate the effect of the severity of keratoconus on the corneal endothelium using specular microscopy.
Methods: Seven hundred and twelve eyes from the Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC) database were included in this retrospective study. Corneal endothelium was evaluated using the Tomey EM-3000 specular microscope.