Keratoconus surgery

There are various forms of treatment depending on the degree and stage of corneal deformation. Therapeutic options may be as follows, depending on the case:

• Eyeglasses in the first stage.
• Contact lenses when eyeglasses are no longer effective.
• Cross Linking: cross linking is the only process able to create new unions or bridges between the corneal collagen fibres in order to significantly increase the rigidity of the cornea. This makes it so the cornea resists ocular pressure and does not deform, thereby detaining visual deterioration.
• Intracorneal rings: when it is evident that the keratoconus has progressed. The rings used may be keraring, ferrara, corneal ring or intacs.
• Cornea transplant, necessary in the most advanced stages when other options will not cause improvements. (Corneal scars, very advanced keratoconus, holes.)