Modern Management of KeratoconusAuthor :
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Published : Monday 1 December 2008
Description
This is the much needed guide for ophthalmologists and patientswho want to treat and understand about keratoconus a non-inflammatory,degenerative disease that compromises the structural integrity of the collagenmatrix within the corneal stroma. The hallmark characteristic is the developmentof a localized, cone-shaped estasia, bulge or hernia that is accompanied bythinning of the stroma in the area of the cone. This leads to increased irregularastigmatism which cannot be easily corrected and causes retinal image blurand poor visual acuity. This book brings a new understanding to treat thisdisorder. Previously hard contacts and cornea transplant used to be the onlyoption to treat keratoconus but now a variety of options are available to bothstabilize the disease and improve the eyesight. This is the most comprehensivepublication on the latest advances in keratoconu treatments. It covers to definekeratoconus and its causes and diagnose with clinical signs, corneal topographydevices, and keratoconus after refractive surgery treatment such as C3-R, Intacs,Ferrara Rings, CK and penetrating keratoplasty, contact lenses, improving incorrected vision with vision ICL, Venisyse and PRK. This book provides acomprehensive list of scientific references from pre-reviewed journals. Foropthalmologists and optometrists, these references are important for augmentingtheir fund of knowledge and helpful in understanding the background forkeratoconus treatments.
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