Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2026 Jan 5.
doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000001250. Online ahead of print.

Revised Calculation of the Prevalence of Keratoconus Based on Updated Scheimpflug Corneal Tomography Metrics in a Pediatric Population From a Chicago-Based School Age Vision Clinic

Michael W Belin  1 , Jennifer S Harthan, S Barry Eiden, Andrew S Morgenstern, William Tullo, John D Gelles, Sandra S Block, Steven Greenstein, Peter S Hersh
Affiliations

Revised Calculation of the Prevalence of Keratoconus Based on Updated Scheimpflug Corneal Tomography Metrics in a Pediatric Population From a Chicago-Based School Age Vision Clinic

Michael W Belin et al. Eye Contact Lens. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

M. Belin is a consultant to OCULUS GmbH and Chief Medical Officer EPION Therapeutics. The remaining authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

References

    1. Harthan JS, Gelles JD, Block SS, et al. Prevalence of keratoconus based on scheimpflug corneal tomography metrics in a pediatric population from a Chicago-based school age vision clinic. Eye Contact Lens 2024;50:121–125.
    1. Belin MW, Villavicencio OF, Ambrósio R Jr. Tomographic parameters for the detection of keratoconus: Suggestions for screening and treatment parameters. Eye Contact Lens 2014;40:326–330.
    1. Kim JT, Cortese M, Belin MW, et al. Tomographic normal values for corneal elevation and pachymetry in a hyperopic population. J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011;2:130.
    1. Villavicencio OF, Gilani F, Henriquez MA, et al. Independent population validation of the belin/ambrosio enhanced ectasia display: Implications for keratoconus studies and screening. Int J Keratoconus Ectatic Corneal Dis 2014;3:1–8.
    1. Khachikian SS, Belin MW. Posterior elevation in keratoconus. Ophthalmology 2009;116:816.

LinkOut - more resources