Thursday, February 19, 2009

Determining the Stage of Keratoconus

The diagnosis of keratoconus is difficult. What comes after the process is important. There are several tests preformed on the status of your cornea. This is one of the measures to determine how your doctor will discuss your treatment of keratoconus.

Slit lamp

During the medical examination you want to know more about the cornea. When using a keratoscope. This device will help you see surfacec'est to iluno cornea. It is not invasive, and a G daufenauere idea of the damage to your cornea.

Corneal topography

This tool provides detailed information on the damaged area of the cornea for the model. We analyze the topography of the cornea and projects in a digital image. The doctor can see the damage or scarring of the cornea and allows the doctor to see how quickly the disease progresses.

Keratoconus Staging

There is a tKératocône severity ttre rats.  Doctors can the topography and to determine with certainty how the proximity of the disease is severe. Here are several ways to say:

Until further evidence of the curvature

45D-40-Soft
-52 D Advance
Pre-52d is serious

The thickness of the cornea

Mild-506 --
Advanced-446-Less

Cone Morphology

If the cone is low is also an indicator of the disease increased.

Since the use of scripts pucecornée who are not workingconditions and significant pWir ROGRESS earlier. But the image, the medical assistance to determine next actions. Be sure to ask questions and understand what is happening in each step of the way to ensure a greater chance of complete recovery. Trust your doctor and tell them that you are interested, I am sure you are ascoltan

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