Is it possible to have keratoconus in only one eye? At least some patients seem to. Their "good" eyes show no detectable sign of keratoconus. The question of unilateral keratoconus sounds strictly theoretical, without any clinical relevance. Indeed, if it...
A developmental anomaly in which the central portion of the cornea becomes thinner and bulges forward in a cone-shaped fashion. Two types of cones are commonly described: a round cone and an oval (or sagging) cone. It usually appears around puberty, is bilateral, although one eye may be ...
Keratoconus is an eye condition where the center of the cornea bulges or forms waves due to thinning of the cornea. This change in curvature can cause blurriness or distortions in vision. When the bulging in the center of the cornea worsens, the center of the eye takes on more of a cone...
reliable and repeatable method is to use an optical coherence tomographer (OCT). The OCT is one of the most used devices in the modern eye doctor’s office. It is used for many things such as evaluating the fit of a contact lens, and the diagnosis and evaluation of many eye conditions...
Stahl Eyecare Experts is one of very few practices in New York to use Avedro’s new KXL® system. This innovative technology is the only FDA approved cross-linking device for keratoconus. After extensive clinical trials, the Avedro KXL® system has proven to be extremely successful in the ...
A:Definitely. Early diagnosis means vision may be only minimally affected. In those cases, corneal crosslinking should be considered to stabilize and prevent future vision loss. — Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler Q:I wear RGP contacts, but one of the contacts was too tight on my eye. Now I see ...
Eye rubbing:Rubbing youreyeshard over time can break down the cornea. It can also make keratoconus progress faster if you already have it. Race:One study of more than 16,000 people with keratoconus found that people who are Black or Latino are roughly 50% more likely to get it than peopl...
Q:I have mild to moderate keratoconus in one eye and mild keratoconus in the other. The thickness of my left eye is just under 500 micrometers. I currently wear a soft lens in the left eye and a standard rigid lens in the other. ...
It is a paralog of VSX1, which is the only gene so far associated with keratoconus.11,33VSX2 is a member of the homeobox family with an essential role in retinal progenitor proliferation and bipolar cell differentiation.27 This gene is thought to be particularly important for eye development...
It is worth noting that there can be a significant delay of several years between the initial diagnosis of KC in one eye and the manifestation of the condition in the other [5]. A range of terminologies have been employed to delineate the phases of the ailment [6,7,8]. Clinical KC is...