Keratoconus - treatment

Thinning of the cornea with its gradual protrusion forward is called keratoconus. This disease is equally often diagnosed in men and women aged 30-35 years. In the absence of progression of pathology, it is quite easy to eliminate keratoconus - the treatment will consist of a conservative approach and the wearing of special contact lenses . But if the disease is rapidly developing, surgical intervention will be required.

Treatment of keratoconus with folk remedies

Nontraditional methods in the therapy of keratoconus have an auxiliary purpose. They help to strengthen the cornea and contribute to the normalization of its thickness, but they are not able to get rid of the disease.

Recommendations:

1. Bury in the eyes an aqueous solution of aloe juice (1:10) 3 times a day.
2. Make lotions with a decoction of chamomile, mother-and-stepmother or sage.
3. Drink tea from the leaves of echinacea.
4. Refill the diet with beekeeping products.

There are various exercises for the treatment of keratoconus at home, but no case has been documented confirming their effectiveness. Therefore, in this pathology, it is not worthwhile to experiment, it is better to contact the ophthalmologist immediately.

Lenses for the treatment of keratoconus and non-surgical therapy

At the earliest stages of the disease, you can cope with it by wearing special contact lenses. They come in several types:

• soft;
• hard;
• hybrid (solid center, soft periphery).

With a slight progression of the disease, innovative technology of strengthening the cornea - cross-linking is used. The procedure is also called laser treatment of keratoconus, it takes place in several stages:

1. Instillation of pain killers and narrowing of the pupil of drops.
2. Removal of the upper layer of the cornea.
3. Injection of riboflavin .
4. Treatment of the cornea with ultraviolet laser.
5. Repeat instillation of vitamin solution.

At the end, a special contact lens is put on, providing protection to the eye.

Surgical treatment of keratoconus

In severe cases and rapid progression of pathology, one of two types of surgical intervention is performed:

• implantation of corneal (stromal) rings;
• keratoplasty.