Keratoconus treatment and diagnostics abroad

Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory degenerative eye disease in which the cornea thins and bulges into a cone shape. It does not cause complete blindness but noticeably reduces vision; it usually starts in the teens or early adulthood.

The catalogue below lists eye clinics that treat keratoconus.

Symptoms

Blurred and distorted vision, quickly increasing short-sightedness and astigmatism, frequent changes of glasses, sensitivity to light, halos around lights.

Diagnosis of keratoconus

• refractometry;
• corneal tomography (Pentacam) and pachymetry mapping;
• slit-lamp examination.

Keratoconus treatment abroad

• Corneal cross-linking — strengthens the cornea with riboflavin and ultraviolet light and stops the disease from progressing.
• Rigid and scleral contact lenses — to correct vision.
• Intracorneal ring segments — flatten the shape of the cornea.
• Corneal transplant (keratoplasty) — at late stages and with scarring.

All clinics are in the ophthalmology section.

Send a request with your corneal topography results — Clinics Direct coordinators will get an ophthalmologist's opinion and a cost estimate free of charge.