Corneal cross-linking should be considered as a viable treatment for patients of all ages with keratoconus due to its ability to halt or slow progression of the disease, even before a corneal ...

The human eye is a wondrous thing. It is considered the body’s most complex organ after the brain and contains over 2 million ...

Pinhole pupilloplasty is a simple and low-cost solution to restore vision in patients with highly aberrated corneas and can be a valid alternative to corneal transplantation. “This new application ...

Corneal ring segments, marketed under the name Intacs, improve vision in patients with keratoconus, an ocular condition in which thin corneas bulge forward causing a deterioration of vision.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory eye condition in which the typically round dome-shaped cornea progressively thins and weakens causing the development of a cone-like ...

Corneal opacity is an eye disorder occurring when injury or infection causes scarring of the cornea. It is the fourth most common cause of blindness globally, with 1.5-2 million new cases of ...

While the implant has proved effective at treating keratoconus, the researchers believe it could also treat other eye conditions, including corneal dystrophies and scarring from infections or trauma.

Corneal disease causes nearly 10 percent of blindness cases worldwide, and the condition is typically treated with donor corneas. But researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered ...

In a postsurgical cornea, standard keratometry or simulated keratometric values from topography cannot accurately measure the corneal curvature, and the calculation of corneal refractive power by ...