title: Cases from the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file. Case #46. A boom operator with evidence of keratoconus.
abstract: A boom operator with evidence of keratoconus. The clinical presentation, evaluation, and diagnosis of a boom operator being evaluated for keratoconus. The aeromedical disposition of this patient is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, TX.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Tredici
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001359:Aviation; D003261:Contact Lenses; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012029:Refraction, Ocular