Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

In recent years, keratoconus and keratoectasia have become increasingly important ophthalmic diseases due to the increasing number of keratorefractive surgeries being performed, the subsequent rising number of complications, and the availability of new treatment modalities for keratoconus and keratoectasia other than corneal transplantation. For both the genetic form of the disease (keratoconus) and the acquired form (keratoectasia), new modalities of diagnosis and treatment have enabled physicians to manage and treat these diseases earlier and more effectively, which can delay or even prevent major surgeries.

Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment by Dr. Ming Wang, along with over 40 contributors, represents the first state-of-the-art, comprehensive synthesis of the current understanding of the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of keratoconus and keratoectasia.

Diagnostic Modalities Include:
Topographic diagnosis - placido disc and elevational mapping analysis
Posterior corneal analysis, three-point touch method and FFKC criteria 2009
Corneal pachymetry mapping and progression analysis
Statistical analysis packages for KC
New imaging technologies for the cornea including OCT
Topographic corneal irregularity analysis for premium IOLs
Measuring corneal strength - corneal hysteresis
Corneal epithelial mapping with ultrasound biomicroscopy
Wavefront analysis in keratoconus
Infrared light image screening - a new screening tool for keratoconus
Treatments Include:
Non-surgical treatment with contact lenses
Ocular surface treatment
Lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty
Excimer laser surface treatment
Topography-guided excimer laser treatment
Wavefront-guided excimer laser treatment
Intacs intracorneal segment
UV-cross linking
Combination treatment of cross-linking, Intacs and excimer laser ablation

Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment is a concise, well-illustrated and clinically indispensable guide for treating these two important ophthalmic diseases and is a must-have for all ophthalmologists, optometrists, residents, fellows, and medical students.