Disease Keratoconus is a degenerative non-inflammatory disease of th You just clipped your first slide! 2017. Moschos MM, Gouliopoulos NS, Kalogeropoulos C, Androudi S, Kitsos G, Ladas D, et al. Correlation of the KISA% index and Scheimpflug tomography in 'normal', 'subclinical', 'keratoconus-suspect' and 'clinically manifest' keratoconus eyes. Busin M, Scorcia V, Zambianchi L, Ponzin D. Outcomes from a modified microkeratome-assisted lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus. [Medline]. Ferrari G, Iuliano L, Viganò M, Rama P. Impending corneal perforation after collagen cross-linking for herpetic keratitis. In: François J., Brown S.I., Itoi M. (eds) Proceedings of the Symposium of the International Society for Corneal Research, Kyoto, May … Long-term outcomes in patients who received a corneal graft for keratoconus between 1980 and 1986. Outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty in keratoconus. Alpha 2-macroglobulin levels in normal human and keratoconus corneas. Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study Group. Arch Ophthalmol. Fernando H Murillo-Lopez, MD Senior Surgeon, Unidad Privada de Oftalmologia CEMES The management of Keratoconus can be a struggle. 2007 Sep. 30(4):223-32. Contemporary advances in contact lens designs and materials have significantly expanded the available fitting options for patients with corneal ectasia. Georgiou T, Funnell CL, Cassels-Brown A, O'Conor R. Influence of ethnic origin on the incidence of keratoconus and associated atopic disease in Asians and white patients. 1997 May. [34] and phakic intraocular lens Paper presented at The American Society of Refractive Surgery Symposium And Congress, 24th April, 2012, Chicago. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. The use of Intracorneal ring segments (ICRS), excimer laser , phakic intraocular lenses (IOLs) and evolvement of DALK techniques have all made significant contributions in providing effective treatment for all stages of KC. Millodot M, Ortenberg I, Lahav-Yacouel K, Behrman S. Effect of ageing on keratoconic corneas. [Medline]. [Medline]. Once the cylindrical power increases beyond 4.0 diopters, patients find it difficult to tolerate such high power in glasses. Keratoconus was one of them, because management frequently involved eyeglass remakes, several contact lens prescriptions, rigid contact lenses that displaced and caused discomfort and, for the optometrist, historically [Medline]. Article, encoded search term (Keratoconus) and Keratoconus, Conductive Keratoplasty Hyperopia and Presbyopia, Subconjunctival Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgeries, Penetrating Keratoplasty Effective for Corneal Complications of Shingles, Ocular Trauma: 8 Potentially Devastating Eye Injuries. [Medline]. 2003 Dec. 16 (4):607-20, vii. Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal dystrophy and is a leading indication for corneal transplantation surgery worldwide. [Medline]. Midstromal isolated Bowman layer graft for reduction of advanced keratoconus: a technique to postpone penetrating or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. Iontophoretic delivery of riboflavin and future applications with corneal CXL with UV-A for keratoconus treatment. ICRS implantation in children keratoconus eyes allows a reduction of corneal astigmatism, irregularity, and aberrations, leading to a significant visual improvement. 53 (2):91-101. Sawaguchi S, Yue BY, Sugar J, Gilboy JE. Karen K Yeung, OD, FAAO is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of OptometryDisclosure: Nothing to disclose. [Medline]. J Refract Surg. Changes in collagen orientation and distribution in keratoconus corneas. Tomita M, Mita M, Huseynova T. Accelerated versus conventional corneal collagen crosslinking. Therapies Corneal collagen cross-linking. Management of keratoconus: current scenario. ICRS are a new modality in the treatment of mild to moderate grades of corneal ectactic disorders. [Medline]. Cornea. Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal dystrophy and is a leading indication for corneal transplantation surgery worldwide. [Medline]. 1998 Jan-Feb. 42(4):297-319. Psychological Aspects and Depression in Patients with Symptomatic Keratoconus. Disadvantages: Unlike corneal-based treatments that aim to normalise the shape of the keratoconic cornea, IOLs can correct only spherical and cylindrical error. 2013 Apr. The current paradigm of care for keratoconus has shifted from not only correcting the vision but also slowing the disease process. Magnitude and orientation of Zernike terms in patients with keratoconus. J Refract Surg 2009; 25:S807–11. Excimer Laser: Traditionally, KC or its fruste form was considered a contraindication to keratorefractive surgery with excimer laser. Abnormalities of the extracellular matrix in keratoconus corneas. Management of keratoconus: current scenario. Ophthalmology. 2009 May. 2014 Jul. Keratoconus: I. Biochemical studies. [42] endothelial cell density loss, Kymionis GD, Bouzoukis DI, Diakonis VF, Portaliou DM, Pallikaris AI, Yoo SH. Although not often fully successful, they are an option for patients who (1) are intolerant to contact lenses, (2) have clear central corneas, (3) have corneas with a thickness of at least 400 µm, and (4) retain penetrating keratoplasty as a remaining option. Trends in Corneal Transplantation in Keratoconus. November 28, 2013. Background: Keratoconus (KC) causes visual disability in young adults. Surv Ophthalmol 1984; 28:293-322. 48(7):3062-8. Choi JA, Lee MA, Kim MS. Reddy JC, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ. Usually both eyes are affected. Recently, these techniques have been utilized in the treatment of patients with fruste KC or its mild forms with satisfactory visual results. While cross linking stops the progression of the ectasia, ICRS flatten or normalize the corneal shape. 2005 Jun. [28]. 2016 Nov. 93 (11):1339-1348. The originally developed Dresden Protocol is still most widely used, however, a number of variations to reduce the duration of treatment and to apply CXL in corneas thinner than 400µm have been tried. A specialty contact lens practitioner (usually an optometrist but can be an optician or ophthalmologist) monitors contact lens care to optimize vision while minimizing complications of contact lens wear. [Medline]. 46(6):1948-56. J Cataract Refract Surg 2012; 38:1000-5. PKP for keratoconus exhibits excellent visual and survival results, but young patients may require one or more grafts during their lifetime. 2014 Feb. 30 (2):80-7. 2008 May. [Medline]. To describe the past 20 years’ correction modalities for keratoconus and their visual outcomes and possible complications. 11 (2):93-108. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011; 249:1073-80. van Dijk K, Parker J, Tong CM, Ham L, Lie JT, Groeneveld-van Beek EA, et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. Ultrasound pachymetry can also be used to measure the thinnest zone on the cornea. 145 (4):611-617. Rabinowitz YS. 2018:7314308. [Medline]. [Medline]. /viewarticle/909386 2014 Jun. [Medline]. Surgical care is differentiated among (1) treating the progression of keratoconus with ultraviolet corneal collagen cross-linking (UV-CXL), (2) removing corneal scars to improve contact lens tolerance, and (3) improving keratoconus-induced poor vision keratoconus with intrastromal corneal rings and corneal transplants. Raiskup-Wolf F, Hoyer A, Spoerl E, Pillunat LE. Am J Ophthalmol. Keratoconus is a progressive disease that causes thinning and reshaping of the cornea, the front part of your eye. [Medline]. Surgically removing central nodular scars by shaving the corneal surface (superficial keratectomy with a blade or excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy) may improve contact lens tolerance, decrease the rate of associated corneal abrasions, and preclude the need for corneal transplant. Keratoconus and related noninflammatory corneal thinning disorders. Keratoconus treatment can include eyeglasses, special hard con Keratoconus can be diagnosed through a routine eye exam.. [Medline]. 34(5):796-801. Br J Ophthalmol. Literature shows that keratoconus is one of the most common indications for PK and the recipients have higher graft survival in keratoconus irrespective of whether the graft was same size or over sized [3] , [4] . Rocha KM, Ramos-Esteban JC, Qian Y, Herekar S, Krueger RR. 2005 Apr. Yeung SN, Ku JY, Lichtinger A, Low SA, Kim P, Rootman DS. Farjadnia M, Naderan M. Corneal cross-linking treatment of keratoconus. [29] and UV-CXL corneal epithelium intact (epi-on) or removed (epi-off) techniques. Riboflavin 5´-phosphate topical ophthalmic (Photrexa, Photrexa Viscous) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2016 for use in corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in combination with the KXL System for the treatment of progressive keratoconus. [Medline]. Biomicroscopic signs and disease severity in keratoconus. The preferred treatment for progressive KC has shown a paradigm shift from contact lens fitting for as long as tolerated, followed by Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK) or Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK), to Ultraviolet-A (UV-A) induced collagen cross-linking (CXL) to stabilize corneal ectasia in the long term. Currently, there is no effective way to measure collagen turnover, so the stability of the collagen cross-links remains a concern. Polymicrobial keratitis after a collagen cross-linking procedure with postoperative use of a contact lens: a case report. 2014. 175:169-172. Behndig A, Karlsson K, Johansson BO, Brännström T, Marklund SL. Acta Ophthalmol. 20-MAY-2015, Accepted: [Medline]. [Medline]. Am J Ophthalmol 2011; 152:28-32. Cummings AB, McQuaid R, Mrochen M. Newer protocols and future in collagen cross-linking. To do the opposite (UV-CXL, then later ICRS) limits the flattening effect of the segments since the cornea has been already fixed into a sub-optimal configuration. J Cataract Refract Surg. 18(4):279-83. Does lamellar surgery for keratoconus experience the popularity it deserves?. The historic evolution of various techniques used to treat KC has shown tremendous advancement in the past decade. Recently, use of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments, Phakic IOLs, application of excimer laser and use of combination techniques have all made significant contribution in providing options for effective management of different stages of this disease. Management of keratoconus: Comparative visual assessments Carney, Leo G. & Lembach, Richard G. (1991) Management of keratoconus: Comparative visual assessments. Management of KC has advanced during the last few years and still in progress. The cascade hypothesis of keratoconus. 2011 Jun. Cornea. Intacs for keratoconus. J Refract Surg 2006; 22:533-8. 50(3):341-51. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 20. 2012. [Medline]. Traditionally, use of spectacles and rigid contact lenses has been the primary mode of treatment in early KC while keratoplasty has been the treatment of choice in advanced cases. Christopher J Rapuano, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Ophthalmological Society, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Cornea Society, Eye Bank Association of America, International Society of Refractive SurgeryDisclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: AAO; OMIC; Bio-Tissue; Dompe; Glaukos; Novartis; Sun Ophthalmics; TearLab
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Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: AAO; OMIC; Bio-Tissue; Dompe; Glaukos; Novartis; Sun Ophthalmics; TearLab. The genetics of keratoconus. Does ethnic origin influence the incidence or severity of keratoconus?. Keratoconus is a bilateral, progressive disease characterised by corneal thinning, ectasia, variable degree of irregular astigmatism and resultant mild to severe reduction in visual acuity. In the year 2000, Colin and associates15 first published an article about their preliminary results regarding the management of keratoconus with Intacs. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. Han DC, Mehta JS, Por YM, Htoon HM, Tan DT. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010; 51:129-38. Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty as an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty a report by the american academy of ophthalmology. Karseras AG, Ruben M. Aetiology of keratoconus. 2008 Aug. 27(7):758-63. Kosaki R, Maeda N, Bessho K, Hori Y, Nishida K, Suzaki A. [60] particularly if corneal steepening has made the current rigid contact lens fit flat. 16(3):345-51. Am J Ophthalmol. Kelly TL, Williams KA, Coster DJ. Variation in the lysyl oxidase (LOX) gene is associated with keratoconus in family-based and case-control studies. The term CXL Plus pertains to treatment with CXL combined with an additional refractive treatment. [Medline]. Having a treatment plan can help assist you in the day to day management of multiple conditions. Georgiou T, Funnell CL, Cassels-Brown A, O'Conor R. Influence of ethnic origin on the incidence of keratoconus and associated atopic disease in Asians and white patients. Other investigators have also reported on combining a customized partial refraction surface ablation and CXL in the management of keratoconus and ectasia.16–19. A practical approach to a patient of KC has been described by means of a flow chart in (Figure 1). When exposed to ultraviolet A radiation, riboflavin produces oxygen free radicals that initiate the creation of new covalent bonds. Penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) is still the more commonly performed surgery used to treat keratoconus in patients whose vision is not correctable to better than 20/40. Kennedy RH, Bourne WM, Dyer JA. Rabinowitz YS. [41] persistent corneal edema, [Medline]. [18]. Contemporary advances in contact lens designs and materials have significantly expanded the available fitting options for patients with corneal ectasia. /viewarticle/925390 [Medline]. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. Georgiou T, Funnell CL, Cassels-Brown A, O'Conor R. Influence of ethnic origin on the incidence of keratoconus and associated atopic disease in Asians and white patients. In order to accelerate the treatment process, which takes more than 1 hour with the standard protocol, variations with the goal to shorten time of treatment have been introduced. Rejection rates range from 5.8%-41% during the first two years postsurgery. [Medline]. [Medline]. 15(2):139-46. [Medline]. Ophthalmology. 2016. Corneal specialists have adopted new techniques and … Oman J Ophthalmol. Genetics in Keratoconus: where are we?. Comparative study of riboflavin-UVA cross-linking and “flash-linking” using surface wave elastometry. Please confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape. Itoi M. (1979) Management of Keratoconus. World J Ophthalmol 2013; 3:20-31. (3)    Intrastromal rings, Intacs and Intacs-SK (Severe Keratoconus). 2013 Feb. 155 (2):213-219.e3. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2013 Annual Meeting. [Medline]. Nattis A, Donnenfeld ED, Rosenberg E, Perry HD. Cornea. Jaynes J, Weissman BA, Edrington T. Predicting scleral GP lens entrapped tear layer oxygen tensions. 22(6):539-45. 32(2):211-7. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. Carney, Leo G. & Lembach, Richard G. (1991) Management of keratoconus: Comparative visual assessments. 40 (6):1013-20. Vikas Veerwal, Pooja Jain, J L Goyal, Ritu Arora, Ankit Malhotra Ophthalmology. Lema I, Durán JA. Mechanisms of corneal tissue cross-linking in response to treatment with topical riboflavin and long-wavelength ultraviolet radiation (UVA). [Medline]. The role of penetrating keratoplasty in the era of selective lamellar keratoplasty. Br J Ophthalmol 2011; 95:1044. 33(3):112-8. A 48-year clinical and epidemiologic study of keratoconus. In the very early stages, spectacles lenses are an option, especially for patients who achieve 20/40 or … Gas-permeable scleral lenses should be made of the highest oxygen-transmissible (Dk) material, and the tear layer should not be excessive to minimize hypoxia. They are made from hydrophilic porcine scleral tissue, a collagen-based biocompatible material. Characterization of corneal structure in keratoconus. Bahar I, Levinger S, Kremer I. Wavefront-supported photorefractive keratectomy with the Bausch & amp; Lomb Zyoptix in patients with myopic astigmatism and suspected keratoconus. Open Ophthalmol J 2009; 3: 77–81. [Medline]. Effects of Atopic Syndrome on Keratoconus. Bilgihan K, Ozdek SC, Konuk O, Akata F, Hasanreisoglu B. Intacs with or without same-day corneal collagen cross-linking to treat corneal ectasia. Visual recovery may range from 3 months to a year after the procedure. Higher order wavefront aberrations and topography in early and suspected keratoconus. Wittig-Silva C, Chan E, Islam FM, Wu T, Whiting M, Snibson GR. 2015 Mar-Apr. [54, 55, 56] Most patients will require spectacles and/or contact lenses following surgery. 1984 Jan-Feb. 28 (4):293-322. Colin J, Cochener B, Savary G, Malet F, Holmes-Higgin D. INTACS inserts for treating keratoconus: one-year results. 2008 Apr. More sophisticated soft contact lenses with aberration-controlled designs are now available and yield variable success. Kymionis GD, Portaliou DM, Diakonis VF, Kounis GA, Panagopoulou SI, Grentzelos MA. Raiskup F, Spoerl E. Corneal cross-linking with hypo-osmolar riboflavin solution in thin keratoconic corneas. Gupta PK, Stinnett SS, Carlson AN. Methods: A topography-guided partial photorefractive keratectomy treatment of maximum 30 mm over the thinnest cone area was applied initially followed by a 7 mm, 50 mm phototherapeutic keratectomy treatment to address epithelial removal. Alió JL, Shabayek MH. [32, 33] ICRS, Efficacy of single or paired intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation combined with collagen crosslinking in keratoconus. It is characterised by para-central corneal thinning and ectasia so that the cornea takes the shape of a cone. Rathi VM, Mandathara PS, Dumpati S. Contact lens in keratoconus. Once the cylindrical power increases beyond 4.0 diopters, patients find it difficult to tolerate such high power in glasses. 53(7):4152-7. 2013 Dec. 131 (12):1583-90. keratoconus, collagen cross-linking, bowman layer transplantation, ICRS, phakic IOLs, DALK, excimer laser. https://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMTE5NDY5My10cmVhdG1lbnQ=. Raiskup F, Hoyer A, Spoerl E. Permanent corneal haze after riboflavin-UVA-induced cross-linking in keratoconus. [Medline]. Refractive and topographic results of benzalkonium chloride-assisted transepithelial crosslinking. 2016 Nov. 35 (11):1416-1420. Määttä M, Väisänen T, Väisänen MR, Pihlajaniemi T, Tervo T. Altered expression of type XIII collagen in keratoconus and scarred human cornea: Increased expression in scarred cornea is associated with myofibroblast transformation. Wisse RP, van den Hoven CM, Van der Lelij A. A topographic "map" created by computer imaging of the eye's surface helps create individualised treatment plans. Bowman layer transplantation to reduce and stabilize progressive, advanced keratoconus. 7 (3):517-21. 1998 Dec. 39(13):2537-46. Methods using drops containing preservatives, such as benzalkonium chloride (BAC) pre-operatively to break the epithelial tight junctions, or use of riboflavin combined with EDTA, BAC and tris hydroxymethyl aminomethane to facilitate the penetration of riboflavin have been tried. 46(6):953-63. New Delhi 110029, © 2010 - 2019 Delhi Ophthalmological Society. In the clinical setting, various transepithelial riboflavin formulations using permeability enhancers show some penetration but not equal to standard protocol in comparative studies. Treatment of KC needs to be individualized. Tuwairqi WS, Sinjab MM. Simultaneous topography-guided PRK followed by corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus. 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