KERATOCONUS: SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND SURGERY - OPHTHALMOLOGY

What is keratoconus and major symptoms



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Keratoconus is a degenerative disease that causes deformation of the cornea, which is the transparent membrane that protects the eye, making it thinner and curved, acquiring the shape of a small cone. Generally, keratoconus appears around the age of 16 with symptoms such as difficulty seeing at close range and sensitivity to light, which occur due to the deformation of the eye membrane, which ends up blurring the light rays inside the eye