International Review of Ophthalmology

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Treatment for keratoconus

HOU Si-meng, ZHOU Yue-hua   

  1. Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2017-05-11 Online:2017-08-22 Published:2017-09-01
  • Contact: ZHOU Yue-hua,Email: yh0220@yahoo.com E-mail:yh0220@yahoo.com
  • Supported by:

    Capital Clinical Characteristically Application Project (Z161100000516115)

Abstract:

Keratoconus is a bilateral disease of cornea characterized by progressive thinning, bulging, and distortion of the cornea. However, there were not systematic review of all kinds of treatments.  The clinical managements of the keratoconus in current include rigid contact lens, penetrating keratoplasty, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, intrastromal corneal ring implantation and corneal crosslinking and several combined surgerys.