For more information and registration visit:
gotoper.com/keratoconus
Drs. Eiden, Morgenstern, Tullo and Chang conducted a round table discussion on all things keratoconus at the recent AOA meeting in Boston. Click on the video to view an edited version of the event. Look for the full round table video to be available soon.
Keratoconus is a degenerative, bilateral, asymmetric, and noninflammatory corneal disorder with a previously established prevalence of approximately 1/2000 or 0.05 percent among the general population. However, recent epidemiology studies have reported prevalence rates as high as 2.5 percent in different regions of the world. Progression of the disease leads to mishapening and gradual thinning of the cornea, causing irregular astigmatism and corneal scarring, which may ultimately necessitate corneal transplantation in as many as 20 percent of these patients.
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