Cases from the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file. Case #46. A boom operator with evidence of keratoconus.
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.
Stephens
P J
PJ
USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, TX.
Tredici
T J
TJ
Ivan
D J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001359:Aviation; D003261:Contact Lenses; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012029:Refraction, Ocular