Association between hair cortisol levels and keratoconus: A prospective study
Elevated cortisol levels may be associated with keratoconus progression, while lower levels appear linked to disease stability. Cortisol could serve as a potential biomarker for disease monitoring; however, further multicenter studies are needed to validate these findings and clarify cortisol's role in keratoconus pathogenesis.
Authors
- Abdallah Sharayah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7230-7428)
- Nosayba Al‐Azzam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7780-6016)
- Noor Alqudah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-9137)
- Mohammad Alqudah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-1955)
- Leen El Taani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4495-7291)
- Rita A. Al-Rihani
Institutions
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331670
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00