Normally, your cornea— the clear outer lens or "windshield" of your eye — has a dome shape, like a ball. Sometimes, the structure isn’t strong enough to hold its round shape and bulges outward, like a ...

While keratoconus typically develops in both eyes, it can be asymmetrical, which means it can be much worse in one eye. It’s typically treated with eyeglasses or special contact lenses. Share on ...

The eye is a complex organ made up of several layers. The first is the conjunctiva which covers the sclera, also known as the white of the eye. The next is the cornea, a clear dome-shaped layer of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and ...

In keratoconus, genetic factors appear to be multifactorial and have been considered fundamental to the etiology and progression of keratoconus, but does not explain a vast majority of the cases.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Classic textbooks teach that the incidence of keratoconus is one per 2,000. That would equate to about 170,000 ...