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Advanced Keratoconus
Category: Health
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2013-09-25 14:51:31
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In Keratoconus the cornea has not the structural force to keep its round shape which results in a distorted reduced vision. View the images of an advanced stage and discuss what to do best:

Keratoconus 02 GETOCT

Anterior segment view: vertical deep corneal scars in the optical axis which do not disappear on pressure. Visual acuity with spectacles 0.1 versus contact lenses 0.4. Copyright © 2013 GETOCT™ Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advanced Keratoconus 01 GETOCT

Cone -like shape of cornea on slitlamp biomicroscopy. The cornea has not the structural force to keep its round shape resulting in a distorted reduced vision. Copyright © 2013 GETOCT™ Ltd. All rights reserved.

3D OCT superficial OCT is nice to show a lesion to the patient, to explain what the problem is. 3D OCT shows vertical hyperreflective lines (corneal scars).

3D OCT superficial OCT is nice to show a lesion to the patient, to explain what the problem is. 3D OCT shows vertical hyperreflective lines (corneal scars). Copyright © 2013 GETOCT™ Ltd. All rights reserved.

Cross OCT shows irregular corneal epithelium, central thinning and scar tissue. Central corneal thickness is lesss than 170 microns on cross sectional OCT.

Cross OCT shows irregular corneal epithelium, central thinning and scar tissue. Central corneal thickness is lesss than 170 microns on cross sectional OCT. Copyright © 2013 GETOCT™ Ltd. All rights reserved.

Download file to discuss which therapy would be best in advanced Keratoconus:  Advanced Keratoconus GETOCT 10 2013
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