The eye is a device to create one of the primary senses that is the vision. This organ, the eye, consists of different parts and each part might face different Eye problems. Some of these problems are related to the cornea, among which Keratoconus is the most common one.
Keratoconus violates the natural shape of the cornea and changes it to conical shape and also causes corneal thinning. This leads to other eye problems such as astigmatism and short-sightedness. Keratoconus or the conical condition causes asymmetric refraction of light rays within the cornea, which creates unclear images in the retina. However, it is important to point out the symptoms and causes of the Keratoconus and, most importantly, the treatment of the Keratoconus. We’ll elaborate on these topics in this article.
Can you diagnose Keratoconus? Does Keratoconus have specific symptoms? Yes, it does have. When a person gets affected with Keratoconus, he may experience some problems and difficulties in vision, which include:
- Astigmatism, nearsightedness, and in severe cases vision loss
- Double vision, when a person sees an object two object
- Poor vision in one or both eye
- Difficulty seeing lights or seeing halos around the lights
- Imbalance in seeing objects far or near particularly in nights
Definitely, there must be causes for Keratoconus and here I list them to know more about Keratoconus:
- Heredity: genetic causes are one of the most common causes of Keratoconus in that the chance of infants getting affected with Keratoconus is 25%.
- Weakness in collagen: collagen is a small protean within the eye that makes the cornea remain stable and weakness in collagen to weakening of the cornea turning it to get conical shape.
- Frequently and continuously rubbing your eye causes Keratoconus, especially in spring.
- Contact lenses: if you wear contact lenses without consulting an eye doctor, you may develop Keratoconus.
There are different treatments for Keratoconus, depending on the severity of Keratoconus. Treatments of Keratoconus are divided into two types, which are surgical and non-surgical treatment, and as you know, the surgical treatment is only for severe cases.
In the early stages of Keratoconus, the doctor might advise wearing eyeglasses or contact lens. There are different types of contact lenses used for treating Keratoconus, such as hard or soft contact and these contacts fixate the cornea in a non-surgical way. Also, it is possible to fixate the cornea by some medicines as a treatment, but they help fixate the cornea when we wear sunglasses. Some of these medicines are antihistamines, steroid drops, or cyclosporine.
However, when the Keratoconus gets severe, you must undergo a Keratoconus surgery. The surgery includes corneal transplant surgery(keratoplasty), which the doctor decides the types of corneal transplant for the patient and this corneal transplant surgery leads to the strengthening of the weak collagen fibers.
Have you ever thought of this question; can LASIK fix keratoconus? can we have LASIK surgery if we are diagnosed with Keratoconus?
One of the essential conditions for performing LASIK surgery is that the cornea must not be distorted and the position of the cornea is shapely adjusted. However, when a person gets affected with Keratoconus, he doesn’t have the stated condition and this negates the LASIK surgery. So, the reason is that the patient doesn’t have the desired treatment and may shift to other treatments like contact lens transplantation that doesn’t need to change the shape of the cornea.
As we said earlier, there are different surgeries for Keratoconus and accordingly, the cost for Keratoconus varies depending on the type of surgery. However, if we want to determine the cost of Keratoconus, we have to put some factors into consideration. These factors are; the country in which the surgery is performed, type of Keratoconus surgery, the specialist and his expertise, clinics and hospitals, techniques and the equipment, etc. The typical Keratoconus surgery cost ranges between 400$ to 500$ without regarding other facilities like transfer, interpreter, etc.
Keratoconus surgery is one of the commonly and successfully performed procedures in Iran. It is globally believed that Iran has dedicated eye clinics and hospitals with a separate department for ophthalmology. As we mentioned earlier, Keratoconus surgery performed each year are not few in numbers and this is because of the specialist ophthalmologist and reliable clinics. Different types of Keratoconus surgeries, such as Keratoconus transplants, are performed in Iran. One of the valuable things patients pay attention to is the affordable cost of the treatment. Undoubtingly, the Keratoconus surgery in Iran is affordable and reasonable and performed with the most advanced technologies and equipment. Accordingly, this makes Iran a destination for most of the international patient.
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