Cross-linking is an early surgical intervention to treat keratoconus which decreases the chance of needing invasive corneal surgeries.
Cross-linking surgery strengthens the collagen fibers in your cornea to prevent your Keratoconus from worsening.
Our cornea surgeon uses special eye drops and ultraviolet A(UVA) light to help the damaged tissue in your cornea grow stronger.
This procedure stops the bulge of your eye from getting any worse as it adds special bonds that work like support beams to help the cornea strengthen.
Keratoconus Glasses and Contact Lenses are used to help you see once your Keratoconus has affected your vision.
However, Keratoconus glasses and contact lenses do not prevent the condition of Keratoconus from getting worse.
This is why cross-linking is used as an early surgical intervention to treat the condition before keratoconus progresses any further.
A Lamellar corneal graft is a minimally invasive surgery which replaces the anterior layer of the cornea with new cornea tissue. This surgery strengthens the corneas structure and can improve vision.
CAIRS intrastromal corneal ring segments are sourced from human donor corneal tissue and implanted in your eye to strengthen your cornea.
CAIRS can be combined with corneal cross-linking to make this treatment more successful.
CAIRS avoids possible complications that are associated with implanting synthetic material in the cornea such as: corneal melting, ring extrusion and intrusion, corneal necrosis; and infection.
DMEK is a Keratoplasty procedure which maintains the tensile strength of the cornea to restore clear, natural vision. DMEk helps restore symptoms of corneal endothelial diseases such as: Fuchs' dystrophy.
This procedure is a minimally invasive surgery where only the posterior layer of the corneal is replaced as opposed to translanting the anterior chamber of your eye.