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OphthalmologicalModerate
Keratoconus
Ophthalmology ยท Ophthalmological
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon โ affects approximately 1 in 2,000 people, with higher rates in certain populations
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Ophthalmology
Specialist
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๐Treatment Options
- 1In early stages
- 2glasses or soft contact lenses correct vision adequately
- 3while rigid gas-permeable or scleral contact lenses are often needed as the cornea becomes more irregular. Corneal collagen cross-linking
- 4a procedure that strengthens corneal tissue using riboflavin drops and ultraviolet light
- 5is used to halt disease progression in active cases. In advanced disease where vision cannot be corrected adequately with lenses
- 6corneal transplant surgery may be required to restore functional vision.
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