Normally, your cornea — the clear outer lens or "windshield" of your eye — has a dome shape, like a ball. Sometimes, the structure isn’t strong enough to hold its round shape and bulges outward, like ...
Young adults with keratoconus are in a unique — and uniquely unenviable — position. This is a disease that often manifests in ...
The eye is a complex organ made up of several layers. The first is the conjunctiva which covers the sclera, also known as the white of the eye. The next is the cornea, a clear dome-shaped layer of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Modern medicine champions preventive care, and we should apply this concept to our patients with keratoconus.
Have you ever noticed your glasses prescription changing every few months, or felt like night driving has suddenly become a blur? For many young adults, these signs are often brushed off as minor ...
Prospective observational study of 200 consecutive patients presenting with keratoconus during the 4 year-period 1997–2000. Subjects were examined at enrolment and at a final review. Data were ...