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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