Contact Lenses for Keratoconus
Fig. 16.1 From left to right, a scleral lens of 18.0 mm diameter, a penny for size reference, and a Rose K corneal RGP of 8.3 mm diameter An ideal…
The Use of Femtosecond Laser and Corneal Welding in the Surgery of Keratoconus
Fig. 24.1 The laser welded anvil profile at slit lamp (a) and OCT (b), 15 p.o. days 24.3 Laser Welding Laser welding of biological tissues is a technique used to…
Early Keratoconus Detection Enhanced by Modern Diagnostic Technology
Geometric variable Description Figure in which is represented Total corneal volume [mm3] Volume limited by front, back, and peripheral surfaces of the solid model generated 1 Anterior corneal surface area…
Histopathology (from Keratoconus Pathology to Pathogenesis)
Fig. 4.1 Anteroposterior section of keratoconic corneal button obtained after transplant surgery. The section has been stained using Celltracker green which stains the cytoplasm of all living cells green and…
Keratoconus in Children
Fig. 5.1 Acute keratoconus in a 13-year-old patient As reported in the literature keratoconus can be associated with systemic and ocular diseases [12, 13]. In children these associations are typical…
Adjourn: A Glance at the Future of Keratoconus
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jorge L. Alió (ed.)KeratoconusEssentials in Ophthalmology10.1007/978-3-319-43881-8_30 30. Adjourn: A Glance at the Future of Keratoconus Jorge L. Alió1, 2 (1) Keratoconus Unit, Department of Refractive Surgery, Vissum Alicante, Alicante, Spain (2)…
Refractive Surgery in Keratoconus
Fig. 25.1 Options of refractive surgery in keratoconus These techniques are normally used in patients with forme fruste keratoconus or stable keratoconus [13] and are not choice in progressive keratoconus,…
Pediatric Corneal Cross-Linking
Fig. 21.1 The Geneva protocol for corneal cross-linking (CXL) in pediatric patients 21.4 Patient Comfort Versus CXL Efficacy Recently, new and less invasive protocols for CXL treatment have been proposed….
Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Corneal Ectasias
Lead author Year Number (eyes) Follow-up (months) UDVA change (LogMar) CDVA change (LogMar) MSE change (D) K max change (D) Pachymetry change (μm) Failure (%) Raiskup 2008 33 >36 −0.15 …
Role of Corneal Biomechanics in the Diagnosis and Management of Keratoconus
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jorge L. Alió (ed.)KeratoconusEssentials in Ophthalmology10.1007/978-3-319-43881-8_12 12. Role of Corneal Biomechanics in the Diagnosis and Management of Keratoconus FangJun Bao1, 2 , Brendan Geraghty3 , QinMei Wang1, 2 and Ahmed Elsheikh3, 4 (1) Eye Hospital,…
