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ABOUT KERATOCONUS
My questions are
1. Does keratoconus worsens the vision rapidly ? How slowly or how fast it affects the vision? What is the age at which this disease stops progressing?
2. What are the noticible symptoms of keratoconus by the patient?
3. Can a person having 6/6 vision or 6/9 vision also have keratoconus?
4. Which protein deficiency causes this disease? Can this protein be supplied by dietry supplements ? I heard collagen supplements can boost strength of corneas.
5. Is slightly increased IOP ( 21 and 22) is a risk factor for keratoconus?
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usually it starts or manifest after puberty and progresses slowly but if it progresses rapidly then it is more harmful. you notice only diminished vision. it is the ophthalmologist who diagnoses it.a person may enjoy good vision with specs inspite of keratoconus.the exact cause needs further research but mostly it is congenital weakness of cornea. increased IOP may be damaging and vision threatening. in terminal stages when useful vision has gone, the best treatment is penetrating keratoplasty (cornea translation )
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To answer all..let me give it one by one. 1. Keratoconus worsen vision rapidly if detected at early age. It depends on the severity of keratoconus and age of a person at the diagnosis of disease. If it is mild (grade 1) keratoconus detected in 20's then definitely rate of progression is slow.
2. Symptoms: frequent change in glass number. Not comfortable with glasses. Few patients have eye rubbing.
3.Keratoconus in early stages do not show much symptoms..only sometimes not so clear vision even with glasses. Doctor need to do certain tests to confirm diagnosis of keratoconus.
4. There is no protein deficiency detected in keratoconus patients.
In the treatment of keratoconus we strenghten the cornea by cross linking the collagen so that further deterioration is prevented.
5.High IOP is not risk factor for keratoconus; but frequent eye rubbing is.
Hope this has answered most of your questions. Regards.
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