Aug 5th 2021
Posted by Accuspire
Common Questions About Keratoconus Patients Are Scared To Ask
Keratoconus is one of the worst eye diseases. When a person is suffering from this disease he may feel very anxious and the day when a person is diagnosed for it, he may feel very despair. There are also some questions that a patient feels unsecure to ask. Keratoconus is a progressive condition and worsens over time. But it is not that it will haunt you for your whole life. This condition occurs during teenage and gets stabilised by late 20s.
One of the things that patients must keep in their mind is that this condition progresses very slowly and is also very mild. However in some cases this condition progresses quickly in a short period of time. That is why it is important to get your eyes checked at regular time interval.
There is no corneal transplant needed for this condition and it is also extremely rare. Corneal transplant is a last resort treatment for this condition when your eyes are not able to see clearly. After the corneal transplant is complete, patients need a long settling down period and they have to wear contact lenses also to have a clear vision. One of the main things is to wear a proper contact lens which fits exactly to your eyes. Usually a corneal transplant lasts for ten to fifteen years and after that a second corneal transplant is required. That is why ophthalmologists do not do corneal transplant very early. The life period of second corneal transplant is half when compared to the first one.
Corneal collagen cross linking:
It depends upon the age and on the progression of the disease. If a person is not diagnosed till 30s, then the condition won’t affect him so seriously, corneal cross linking is not advised for this condition. But if your eyesight is worsening over time, corneal cross linking is one of the effective methods to stop this condition getting worse.
Researchers have also found that this condition has a genetic component and can also affect children if the parents are having them. But mostly it is associated with allergy and eye rubbing. It is better to apply anti- allergy eye drops to lower the risk of getting this disease.
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