What is keratoconus

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My daughter was in primary school. She told me that she always felt strange when she looked at things recently. She was a little fuzzy. I didn't know if she was nearsighted. I took her to the hospital for a diagnosis. As a result, she got keratoconus. Now she is actively cooperating with the doctor's treatment. Now let's share what keratoconus is.

What is keratoconus

First, keratoconus is a kind of eye disease characterized by corneal dilation, central thinning and forward protrusion. It often causes highly irregular myopic astigmatism, late will appear acute corneal edema, scar formation, visual acuity decreased significantly. More than adolescent onset, slow development.

Second: the disease occurs in young people about 20 years old, usually for both eyes, the cause is unknown. The most characteristic sign of keratoconus is the appearance of forward conical process, and the thinning area of corneal stroma is the most obvious at the top of keratoconus.

Third: can cause serious irregular astigmatism and high myopia, vision serious decline. When the appearance and slit lamp findings are not typical, early diagnosis is difficult. In the early stage of the disease, glasses alone can be corrected. Contact lenses should be worn when corneal surface becomes irregular astigmatism.

matters needing attention

High or even normal intraocular pressure can lead to acute attack of conus, so we give some drugs to reduce intraocular pressure to patients with conus. In addition, keratoconus patients may need corneal transplantation when conservative treatment is ineffective.