CONTENTSPart 1: Introduction1 What is Keratoconus? A New Approach to a Not So Rare DiseaseJorge L. Alió2 Modern Pathogenesis of Keratoconus: Genomics and ProteomicsPierre Fournié, Stéphane D. Galiacy, François Malecaze3 Epidemiology of KeratoconusRamez Barbara, Andrew M. J. Turnbull, Parwez Hossain, David F. Anderson, and Adel Barbara 4 Histopathology (From Keratoconus Pathology to Pathogenesis)Trevor Sherwin, Salim Ismail, I-Ping Loh, and Jennifer Jane McGhee5 Keratoconus in ChildrenLuca Buzzonetti, Paola Valente, and Gianni PetrocelliPart 2: Diagnostic Tools in Keratoconus6 Instrumentation for Diagnosis of KeratoconusFrancesco. Versaci and Gabriele Vestri7 Analyzing Tomographic Corneal Elevation for Detecting EctasiaMichael W. Belin and Renato Ambrósio Jr.8 Analyzing Tomographic Thickness for Detecting Corneal Ectatic DiseasesRenato Ambrósio Jr., F. Faria Correia, and Michael W. Belin9 New Diagnostic Approach of Corneal Topography MapsFrancisco Cavas-Martínez, Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez, José Nieto Martínez, Francisco J. Fernández Cañavate, and Daniel García Fernández-Pacheco 10 Geometrical Analysis of Corneal TopographyFrancisco Cavas Martínez, Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez, José Nieto Martínez, Francisco J. Fernández Cañavate, and Daniel García Fernández-Pacheco 11 Early Keratoconus Detection Enhanced by Modern Diagnostic TechnologyFrancisco Cavas Martínez, Pablo Sanz Diez, Alfredo Vega Estrada, Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez, Daniel García Fernández-Pacheco, Ana Belén Plaza Puche, José Nieto Martínez, Francisco J. Fernández Cañavate, and Jorge L. Alió12 Role of Corneal Biomechanics in the Diagnosis and Management of KeratoconusFangJun Bao, Brendan Geraghty, QinMei Wang, and Ahmed Elsheikh13 Diagnosing Keratoconus Using VHF Digital Ultrasound Epithelial Thickness ProfilesDan Z. Reinstein, Timothy J. Archer, Marine Gobbe, Raksha Urs, and Ronald H. Silverman14 Brillouin Scanning Microscopy in KeratoconusGiuliano Scarcelli and Seok Hyun YunPart 3: The Clinical Profile of Keratoconus15 Keratoconus Grading and Its Therapeutic ImplicationsAlfredo Vega Estrada, Pablo Sanz Diez, Jorge L. AlióPart 4: Therapeutic Tools in Keratoconus 16 Contact Lenses for KeratoconusAmy Watts and Kathryn Colby17 Intracorneal Ring Segments: Types, Indications and OutcomesAylin Kilic, Jorge L. Alió del Barrio, and Alfredo Vega Estrada18 Intracorneal Ring Segments: ComplicationsAylin Kilic and Jorge L. Alió del Barrio19 Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Corneal EctasiasDavid O'Brart20 Complications of Corneal Collagen Cross-LinkingDavid O'Brart 21 Pediatric Corneal Cross-LinkingSabine Kling and Farhad Hafezi22 Carbon Nanomaterials: An Upcoming Therapy for Corneal Biomechanic EnhancementAlfredo Vega Estrada, Jorge L. Alió, and Joaquin Silvestre-AlberoPart 5. Surgery of Keratoconus23 Surgical Correction of Keratoconus: Different Modalities of Keratoplasty and Their Clinical OutcomesJorge L. Alió del Barrio, Francisco Arnalich Montiel, and Jorge L. Alió24 The Use of Femtosecond Laser and Corneal Welding in the Surgery of KeratoconusLuca Menabuoni, Alex Malandrini, Annalisa Canovetti, Ivo Lenzetti, Roberto Pini, and Francesca RossiPart 6. Refractive Surgery in Keratoconus25 Refractive Surgery in KeratoconusPablo Sanz Diez, Alfredo Vega Estrada, and Jorge L. Alió26 Excimer Laser Ablat
About the Author: Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, is professor and chairman of Ophthalmology at the Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain, and formerly chairman of Ophthalmology at the University of Alicante, Spain. He has been appointed with several visiting professorships at universities in the United States and Europe. He has medical and doctorate degrees with first-class honors from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
Dr. Alió s main research interests include refractive, lens and corneal surgery, ocular inflammation and preventative ophthalmology. He has (co-)authored over 640 original articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is author or editor of 74 books and over 230 book chapters. He has made over 1,700 national and international scientific presentations in ophthalmology congresses.
Dr Alió has received multiple awards and distinctions for clinical and research work, including the presidency of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) from 2006-2008, LXIII chair of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, and the Barraquer Award (ISRS-AAO), among over 20 other international and national recognitions. He is also a member of 26 scientific societies and holds executive committee positions in numerous international ophthalmic organizations.