Indices and screening tests are important to detect early keratoconus and corneal topography is certainly the reference examination that should be systematically performed as part of the preoperative assessment prior to refractive surgery. Iatrogenic corneal ectasia is the most dreaded complication after LASIK. Its most prominent risk factor is the presence of an undiagnosed condition […]
Eye rubbing as the root cause of keratoconus? Keratoconus has been labelled a “dystrophy of unknown origin”, and I have long been fascinated by this mysterious disease. A large proportion of my clinical practice is dedicated to the diagnosis, management and prevention of keratoconus, and for many years I have been intrigued by how structural […]
This article aims to provide a comprehensive explanation for the physio pathogenesis of keratoconus and demonstrate why it is not corneal dystrophy of genetic origin, but primarily a warpage of the corneal dome of mechanical origin. Keratoconus is not a true ectasia. Rather, it results from the permanent corneal deformation caused by the buckling […]
In this paper, Keratoconus What’s the rub, D Gatinel, CRST Europe, April 2017, I elaborate on the hypothesis that eye rubbing is the root cause of keratoconus. This is a more succinct report of some previously published material pointing toward eye rubbing as prime hit in the keratoconus affection. In my view, keratoconus is not […]