Early diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus can save vision

Keratoconus is a corneal disorder involving the ‘window of the eye’ that is typically diagnosed in childhood, teenage years or young adulthood. Keratoconus is relatively common in New Zealand and has associations with eczema, asthma, hayfever and eye rubbing and in some cases, it can run in families. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent visual loss or the need for corneal transplantation.

Corneal crosslinking is now the gold standard treatment for progressive keratoconus and can stabilise the cornea preventing further loss of vision in most cases. There are now several surgical options to improve vision if you have more advanced keratoconus or have previously had corneal transplantation.

For more details on treatment options for keratoconus you can see an in-depth article about corneal crosslinking in the blog.

Benefit from the latest treatment options for keratoconus

• Specialist with advanced NZ and international training in the latest treatment options for keratoconus

• Corneal mapping using highly accurate OCT tomography to detect any sign of progression at the earliest opportunity, guide treatment decisions and monitor how well your treatment is working

• Vision saving corneal crosslinking using the latest treatment protocols to prevent loss of vision

• Surgical options to restore vision can be customised to suit your visual needs

Once your keratoconus is stable there are excellent surgical solutions to restore your vision

• Intracorneal ring segments to correct vision, improve an irregular corneal shape, improve contact lens comfort or enable good vision with glasses

• Implanted collamer/contact lenses (ICLs) to improve vision without contact lenses or glasses

• Lens-based surgery for correction of refractive error including cataract surgery/refractive lens exchange/AddOn lens implants

• All variants of corneal transplantation (see Corneal Transplantation page for more information)