{"id":9656,"date":"2026-02-05T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retinaconsultant.com\/?p=9656"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:28:57","slug":"prevalence-and-risk-factors-for-keratoconus-in-young-adults-assessed-with-tomography-and-corneal-biomechanics-a-prospective-cross-sectional-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retinaconsultant.com\/?p=9656","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence and Risk Factors for Keratoconus in Young Adults Assessed with Tomography and Corneal Biomechanics: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ophthalmologyscience.org\/article\/S2666-9145(26)00047-3\/fulltext?rss=yes\" style=\"font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: 0.4pt;text-decoration: underline;\">Click here<\/a> <\/strong>to view the original post by<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ophthalmologyscience.org\/issues\" style=\"font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: 0.4pt;text-decoration: underline;\">Ophthalmology Science<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">In addition to our own original articles, the <a href=\"\/\">Retina Consultant<\/a> team expertly curates relevant news and research from leading publications.to provide our readers with a comprehensive view of the retina &amp; <\/span><span class=\"s1\">ophthalmology landscape,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Full credit <\/span><span class=\"s1\">belongs to the original authors and publication.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">By clicking the link above, you will be leaving our site to view an article from its original source.<\/span><\/em><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\",\"style\":{\"color\":{\"background\":\"#eaeaea\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color: #eaeaea; color: #eaeaea;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Sharpen your perspective. 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