Exciting Treatment Developments for Patients Suffering From Keratoconus
Keratoconus is an irregular protrusion of the cornea (the clear surface over the coloured area of the eye). It is a slowly progressive condition, which may present itself in a patient’s teen years, or early twenties, with decreased vision or visual distortion.
According to Sky News, Keratoconus affects 30,000 people in the UK alone.
In its earliest stages, vision may be corrected with the use of glasses, however, as the disease progresses, glasses will no longer be sufficient, and until now, there have been limited treatment options.
Experts from our very own CESP (Manchester) partnership have starting using this new form of eye treatment, which could prevent the need for hundreds of people to undergo corneal transplants.
This non-surgical treatment gently reshapes the cornea using a microwave emission to treat the eye. By using ultra high temperatures targeted at the cornea, the front of the eye shrinks slightly and the normal, spherical shape of the eyeball is restored.
Next, a burst of UV light is targeted at the cornea, in order to strengthen and stabilise the organ.
This treatment is achieved in just a few minutes, and is being praised as a fast, safe, non-invasive and alternative treatment to corneal transplant.
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CESP offers a comprehensive range of eye care treatments covering a wide variety of conditions, details of which can be found on the website itself.
For more information on treatment options available to you please contact us on advice@cesp.co.uk. |