What Is Keratoconus And How Is It Treated?

Cornea

Cornea is an important part of the eye. Light pass through the cornea to refract the light rays to enable clear vision. Keratoconus Dubai is an uncommon eye disease, which develops in the cornea of the eye. The disease may affect one or both eyes of a person. The disease when affected, leads to difficulty in seeing and eventually distorts images.

Keratoconus

In an eye with Keratoconus, the cornea thins and protrudes into an irregular cone shape. Therefore, the light passing through the cornea distorts by affecting the vision. This progressive disease impacts the normal round cornea to bulge out. Hence, it interferes with daily lifestyles and making it difficult to continue activities such as driving, watching TV and reading.

Diagnosis of Keratoconus

Consulting an Ophthalmologist Dubai will help to diagnose Keratoconus. There are leading eye clinics Dubai that provide extensive diagnosis and treatments for Keratoconus.

• Keratometry is a diagnostic process where a light focuses on the cornea and the reflection is utilised to determine the curve of the cornea.
• Corneal mapping is another diagnosis, which takes a picture of the cornea and generates a topographical map of the eye’s surface.

Causes of Keratoconus

Although the deep root causes of Keratoconus Dubai is unclear, genetics of a person may play a role. Other causes that could lead to a person with Keratoconus eye includes:

• Over exposure to ultraviolet rays
• Excessive eye rubbing
• History of frequent refractive correction changes (poorly fitted eye contacts, eyeglass
corrections)
• Chronic eye irritation
• Imbalance of enzymes within the cornea

Symptoms

Keratoconus Dubai is not associated with acute symptoms or redness. There are various eye clinics Dubai offering professional Keratoconus treatments as the disease may be left undetected for prolong periods. Some of the common symptoms, which may lead to Keratoconus, include:

• With the irregularity in the shape of the cornea, it may cause nearsightedness or
astigmatism
• Sensitivity to light
• Report of multiple images or ghostly images
• Eye strain
• Blurred vision
• Intolerance to glare
• Itching and eye irritation

Treatments

The treatment of Keratoconus depends on the degree of severity. Eye surgery Dubai for Keratoconus treatment has become an option only if other possible treatments fail.

• Custom soft contact lenses – There are specially designed contact lenses, which are based on the detailed measurement of the Keratoconus eye(s). This form of contact lenses is capable of correcting mild to moderate Keratoconus.

• Intacs – A process of placing tiny plastic inserts just under the eye’s surface (periphery of the cornea). These corneal inserts (intacs) helps to re-shape the cornea for clearer visions by flattening the steep cornea.

• Corneal cross-linking – A common treatment in eye clinics Dubai is a procedure that strengthens the corneal tissue to halt the protrusion of the eye’s surface. A successful corneal cross-linking reduces the option of corneal implants. There are two types of cross-linking
o Epithelium-off cross linking is removing the outer portion of the cornea (epithelium) to enter a type of vitamin B (riboflavin) through a UV light
o Epithelium-on cross linking is leaving the cornea intact and offering more time for the riboflavin to permeate into the cornea.

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LASIK – A Treatment For Numerous Vision Disorders

Lasik is a surgery treatment that specializes in improving one’s vision and eradicating the need for contact lenses and eyeglasses. The word Lasik is short for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis and is the procedure of modifying the shape of the cornea so as to improve the vision of the eye. The results of Lasik ocular surgery have proved to be excellent.

Patients with a myriad of vision problems can seek the assistance of the Ebsaar Eye clinic and have their vision improved on a considerably high level. It is used to treat farsightedness, hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia as well. The lasik dubai specialists at the Ebsaar Eye Clinic will evaluate all aspects of vision to determine if Lasik is a good treatment option for the patient’s vision problem.
Most or all of the patients of Ebsaar are extremely pleased with their Lasik results and so will you if you consider having it done. The benefits are endless and include immediate vision improvement, the ability to discontinue using inconvenient and costly corrective eyewear and contact lenses, and the patient is able to broaden their social, recreational and career opportunities.

The main and most remarkable benefit of this Lasik eye surgery is that Ebsaar’s patient’s all experience dramatically improved vision within a few minutes past the procedure. It is very popular for patients to experience near-perfect vision during their examinations which is followed up the day after Lasik surgery and can there onwards immediately eliminate the need for glasses or lenses. The lasik surgery recovery is short. Most patients are able to drive themselves for a checkup even if it’s the next day after the lasik surgery. And in some cases, it it will take about three to six months after the lasik surgery for the patient’s vision to fully stabilize. Another less heard of benefit is that lasik surgery makes participation of physical work and sports much easier. When lasik surgery is successful and the patient needs not wear his reading glasses anymore, there are very little sweating involved. When individuals tend to work out or work sweat can tend to drop on the glasses or interfere with vision when it rolls onto the contact lens. It is also provides the patient with peace of mind and sense of security as he or she knows that his vision is strong enough to function as normal as possible without the use of reading glasses and contact lenses. This can increase the self-esteem and confidence of the patient and enhance the looks in the process.

There are instances when it is crucial to take actions without wasting any time and fumbling around to find one’s glasses, or taking the time to put on your contact lenses. When you perform a lasik surgery, there is no need to undergo such inconveniences and you will be able to react instantly with ease. Therefore quick reaction time is definitely another one of the biggest perks that Lasik has to offer. There are four main types of Lasik procedures namely custom wave front Lasik, PRK corrective procedure, Lasik Laser Eye Surgery and the IntraLase Laser.

Ebsaar Eye Clinic however specializes in Lasik Laser Eye surgery which has proven to be highly successful among numerous numbers of patients in the UAE is building up a very good reputation in the market.

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