Corneal Keratoconus Treatment
Advanced, personalized care for corneal keratoconus focused on managing the condition, protecting corneal health, and preserving clear vision over the long term.
Corneal Keratoconus Treatment
Discover effective treatments for corneal keratoconus, a condition affecting the cornea’s shape and clarity of vision. Our specialized approaches can help improve your eyesight and overall eye health. Learn more about the options available to manage and treat this condition.
What Is Corneal Keratoconus?
The cornea, the eye’s clear outer layer, is typically dome-shaped, but when it weakens, it can bulge outward, forming a cone shape known as keratoconus. This condition results from collagen fibers in the eye losing their strength due to a lack of protective antioxidants, leading to corneal deformation.
Corneal transplantation is a common procedure used to treat various conditions, such as:
- Keratoconus: Abnormal cone-like corneal shape
- Keratitis: Infections caused by pathogens like amoebas, bacteria, fungi, or viruses
- Corneal dystrophies: Structural changes in the cornea without prior inflammation or infection
- Bullous keratopathy: Fluid imbalance leading to corneal edema and deterioration
- Corneal opacity: Loss of corneal transparency
What Are The Symptoms Of Keratoconus?
Keratoconus changes your vision in two ways:
- As the cornea changes shape from a ball to a cone, the smooth surface becomes wavy. This is called irregular astigmatism.
- As the front expands, your vision becomes more nearsighted. That means you can see objects clearly only when they’re up close. Anything too far away looks like a blur.
An eye doctor may spot the signs during an eye exam. You should also mention symptoms like:
- Double vision when looking with just one eye
- Objects both near and far that look blurry
- Bright lights that appear to have halos around them
- Light streaks
- Triple ghost images
- Blurry vision that makes it hard to drive
How Is It Diagnosed?
Your doctor needs to measure the shape of your cornea. There are different ways, but the most common is called corneal topography. The doctor snaps a photo of your cornea and checks it closely.
What Is Corneal Transplantation?
Corneal transplantation is a type of corneal surgery that removes a damaged cornea and replaces it with donor tissue. It is also known as keratoplasty or corneal graft. The most common indication is keratoconus, followed by corneal destruction caused by keratitis.
Endothelial keratoplasty (EK)
It’s the replacement of the inner layer of the cornea
Penetrating keratoplasty (PK)
It is a complete replacement of the cornea tissue
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK)
It’s the replacement of the outer and middle layers of the cornea
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