Corneal Ring Segments Inserts: A Cure for Keratoconus
Those who have been wearing contact lenses may wonder why their case of Keratoconus is still not getting better. The truth is some cases are just too severe to be dealt with a pair of these ‘within the eye’ glasses (plus that fact that not a lot of people are too keen on wearing those very … Read More...
Weighing Your Keratoconus Treatment Choices
Keratoconus is a medical condition of the eye wherein the cornea thins excessively and it protrudes like a cone. The vision will be distorted because the cone-shaped bulge will repel the light that is supposed to be caught by the retina of the eye. It can occur to people during their adolescence or … Read More...
Contacts
There is a wide array of Keratoconus treatment available in the market nowadays. If the case is still very simple, you can still use eyeglasses or the softer kind of contact lenses. However, if the condition is getting worse, these modes of treatment may not suffice anymore. RPGs, also known as Rigid Gas Permeables, are firmer. These will help you have a better sight but will not really halt the progression of Keratoconus. It functions to increase the tear production and let the fluid fill the space created by the … Learn More...
Cross-Linking with Riboflavin
One of the non-invasive Keratoconus treatments that were developed at the Technische Universität Dresden is known as Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking with Riboflavin. All that needs to be done is the administration of a certain solution of riboflavin on the eye and the 30-minute UV-A illumination. This is said to create new bonds of collagen in the cornea’s stroma which in turn, will reclaim and maintain its strength. So that riboflavin will break through the stromal layers, the epithelium … Learn More...
Corneal Transplant
Corneal Transplant, also known as Keratoplasty, is the most favored surgical procedure for Keratoconus cases which are very difficult to deal with. Statistics states that this eye abnormality accounts for at least 25% of penetrating keratoplasty. Often, a lenticule (the concave, irregular part) of the cornea will be trephined (cut or sawed off) and then replaced by the graft. Surgeons will use a combination of individual and running stitches to keep the implant in place. Blood typing is not … Learn More...
