Mayo Clinic doctors routinely blend basic science and clinical investigation to develop better diagnostic and treatment options. A Mayo ophthalmologist helped improve and refine the topography machine, the instrument used to precisely map the cornea's shape. Mayo Clinic researchers also have conducted long-term outcomes studies of cornea transplant surgery as a treatment for keratoconus.
See a list of publications by Mayo doctors on keratoconus on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
Mayo Clinic investigators conducting research related to keratoconus: