Progressive keratoconus

Progressive keratoconus is an active, worsening corneal ectatic disorder affecting the ocular system, most commonly emerging in adolescence or early adulthood Left unchecked, this progression causes advancing visual distortion, diminished best-corrected visual acuity, and potentially debilitating corneal scarring

Progressive keratoconus is an active, worsening corneal ectatic disorder affecting the ocular system, most commonly emerging in adolescence or early adulthood

It is characterized by continuing biomechanical instability and degradation of the corneal stroma, resulting in noninflammatory structural thinning and conical protrusion of the central or paracentral cornea Clinically, active progression is confirmed through serial topography or tomography demonstrating documented increases in corneal steepening, progressive stromal thinning, and worsening irregular astigmatism and myopia

Clinically, active progression is confirmed through serial topography or tomography demonstrating documented increases in corneal steepening, progressive stromal thinning, and worsening irregular astigmatism and myopia

Clinically, active progression is confirmed through serial topography or tomography demonstrating documented increases in corneal steepening, progressive stromal thinning, and worsening irregular astigmatism and myopia

Left unchecked, this progression causes advancing visual distortion, diminished best-corrected visual acuity, and potentially debilitating corneal scarring

Left unchecked, this progression causes advancing visual distortion, diminished best-corrected visual acuity, and potentially debilitating corneal scarring