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Keratoconus (KCN) is a progressive corneal ectasia with poorly understood etiology and risk factors leading to inadequate screening methods for at-risk populations. One potentially vulnerable population includes individuals experiencing fluctuations in hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis hormones. This systematic review aims to evaluate the association between HPG-axis hormonal fluctuations and the development or progression of KCN.