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Is surgery required for Keratoconous?

2017-08-26 06:39:15
I am 30 yrs old female. My ophthalmologist told me that I'm suffering from an eye condition called Keratoconous. And I need to undergo a surgerical procedure to control it. Another doc told me that post 25 yrs this condition stabilises, so surgery is not required. Please help me understand the right treatment.
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if it is correctable  with  glasses  it is well and good .it usually starts in adolescent  age and increases  upto 25 to 30 yrs of age , surgery  is required if it increases to the extent of very low vision  not  correctable  by glasses. the surgery  done is a very major  surgery  (penetrating keratoplasty  ie cornea  transplantation )so go to a tertiary eye centre

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